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Spain Imposes Border Checks on Italy in Ceuta Migrant Spat
Madrid retaliates after Rome's one-month Schengen suspension over the mass rush to Ceuta
Spain announced temporary border checks on travellers from Italy in response to Rome's suspension of Schengen after the deadly Ceuta migrant influx.
Davide Ruspoli · INTERNATIONAL
Spain's border checks on Italy strain Alpine trade routes
Retaliatory controls follow Schengen suspension over Ceuta migrant rush
Spain's retaliatory border checks on travellers from Italy add friction to cross-Alpine trade and tourism as Rome stands firm on its Schengen suspension.
Lorenzo Ferraris · ECONOMY
Italy places 27 cities on red alert as heatwave grips Europe
Health ministry warns of record temperatures as continent swelters
Italy's health ministry has placed all major cities on red alert ahead of the weekend, as a blistering heatwave across Europe topples temperature records.
Adriana Sole · NATIONAL
Venice Braces for Red Alert as Heatwave Strains the Lagoon
Health ministry puts 27 cities on alert; day-trippers and residents alike face the strain
As Italy places all major cities on red alert amid a blistering heatwave, Venice's fragile lagoon economy faces a new test of endurance.
Tommaso Veronese · REGIONAL
Regional dispatches
Schengen Row Hits Trieste as Spain Retaliates Against Italy
Border checks at Italy's eastern gateway test EU free travel
Spain's retaliation over Ceuta threatens to turn Italy's eastern border into a bottleneck for trade and travel.
Sergio Madrussan
Trieste on Red Alert as Italy's Heatwave Smashes Records
Northeastern city braces as 27 urban centers face extreme temperatures
Italy's health ministry placed Trieste on red alert, signaling a heatwave that tests the region's infrastructure and residents.
Sergio Madrussan
Port of Genoa braces as heatwave strains Mediterranean shipping
Red alerts across 27 cities hit logistics, energy and transport as Italy swelters
Italy's health ministry placed 27 cities on red alert as a blistering heatwave disrupts energy and transportation systems across the country, testing the port of Genoa's resilience.
Marina Doria
Spain's border checks on Italy rattle Ligurian travel and trade links
Madrid retaliates over Schengen suspension amid Ceuta migrant crisis
Spain's decision to impose border checks on Italian travellers threatens to disrupt the dense cross-border flows that connect Liguria's Riviera and port to the wider Mediterranean economy.
Marina Doria
Ceuta border row threatens Italy-Spain travel as Emilia-Romagna awaits summer visitors
Spain's retaliation over Schengen suspension could disrupt tourism flows between the two nations
Spain's threat of countermeasures over Italy's border controls could disrupt travel and tourism between the two countries, affecting Emilia-Romagna's summer season.
Giulia Benati
Red alert across Tuscany as heatwave tests cities and visitors
Florence among 27 cities on alert as record temperatures strain tourism and daily life
Italy placed 27 cities on red alert as a heatwave gripped Europe, with Florence and other Tuscan centres facing record temperatures and pressure on visitors and residents alike.
Costanza Bardi
Spain-Italy border checks threaten summer travel for Tuscany's visitors
Schengen suspension could snarl tourist flows as Madrid threatens retaliation
Spain's new border checks on travelers from Italy could complicate the journeys of thousands of tourists heading to Tuscany this August, as a row over Ceuta escalates.
Costanza Bardi
Umbria's hill towns brace as Italy's heatwave spreads inland
Red alert issued for 27 cities as inland regions face record temperatures
As Italy's health ministry places 27 cities on red alert, inland regions like Umbria face the strain of extreme heat on agriculture and daily life.
Niccolò Mariani
Spain-Italy border spat threatens Umbria's summer tourist flow
Schengen suspension could disrupt travel for visitors to inland Italy
As Spain imposes counter-checks on Italian travellers, Umbria's tourism-dependent hill towns watch a rare EU row with concern.
Niccolò Mariani
Ceuta border row threatens Adriatic summer travel
Spain's counter-checks on Italian visitors could complicate a season the Marche coast depends on
Spain's retaliatory border checks on travellers from Italy risk unsettling a summer season the Adriatic coast depends on.
Elena Marcheggiani
Pope Leo XIV to Meet Abuse Victims Ahead of France Visit
Vatican announces private meetings with clerical abuse survivors, promising 'additional efforts'
Pope Leo XIV will meet privately with clerical abuse victims during his upcoming trip to France, the Vatican said, pledging further efforts to address the issue.
Davide Ruspoli
Spain Retaliates With Border Checks as Italy Holds Line on Ceuta
Madrid gives Rome until Sunday to restore passport-free travel; Italy vows to keep Schengen suspension until Aug. 15
Spain announced temporary border checks on travellers from Italy after Rome imposed similar measures following the mass migrant rush into Ceuta, deepening a rare EU spat.
Marco Di Sante
Italy Places 27 Cities on Red Alert as Heatwave Tests the Apennines
Health ministry warns of extreme temperatures from Trieste to Palermo; mountain regions brace for record heat
Italy's health ministry placed 27 cities on red alert ahead of the weekend as a blistering heatwave toppled records across Europe and disrupted energy systems.
Marco Di Sante
Spain Imposes Border Checks on Italy as Ceuta Row Deepens
Madrid retaliates after Rome suspends Schengen free travel over migrant rush
Spain announced temporary border checks on travellers from Italy, retaliating after Rome suspended Schengen following the deadly Ceuta migrant influx.
Antonio Petrella
Italy's 27 Cities on Red Alert as Heatwave Tests the South
Health ministry warns of extreme temperatures from Trieste to Palermo; Molise's interior swelters
Italy placed 27 cities on red alert as a heatwave toppled records across Europe. For Molise's ageing population, the heat is not an inconvenience but a public health threat.
Antonio Petrella
Ceuta border spat hits Campania's summer travel
Spain's new checks on Italian visitors threaten a key economic lifeline for the South
Spain's retaliation over Italy's Schengen suspension adds friction to Campania's vital summer tourism season, just as the region's airports and ports are at their busiest.
Rosaria Esposito
Red alert heatwave puts Naples under strain
Italy's health ministry places 27 cities on alert as extreme heat tests the South's infrastructure
As Italy places all major cities on red alert, Naples and the Campania region face the reality of a summer that is approaching the record heat of 2003.
Rosaria Esposito
Italy's red alert heatwave tests Puglia's summer resilience
27 cities on red alert as temperatures near 2003 records; southern agriculture and tourism brace
Italy's health ministry placed 27 cities on red alert as a blistering heatwave grips Europe, with temperatures approaching the infamous summer of 2003.
Francesca Lazzari
Heatwave Red Alert Reaches Basilicata as Italy Swelters
Southern region faces water stress as Italy places cities on alert
Italy's health ministry placed 27 cities on red alert as a heatwave grips Europe, with Basilicata's agriculture watching closely.
Pietro Lasorsa
Ceuta border row reaches Calabria's ports and ferry routes
Spain's retaliation over Schengen checks could slow crossings at Gioia Tauro and Villa San Giovanni
Spain's threat of counter-checks on Italian travellers lands on Calabria's ferry lanes and container traffic at Gioia Tauro.
Saverio Gallo
Red alert across Italy's cities as heatwave strains the South
Health ministry puts 27 cities on notice; Calabrian coasts face another week of extreme temperatures
Italy's health ministry placed 27 cities on red alert as a heatwave toppled records and strained energy systems; Calabria's coasts are in the firing line.
Saverio Gallo
Spain's border checks on Italy deepen EU rift over Ceuta
Madrid retaliates against Rome's Schengen suspension after deadly migrant rush to the enclave
Spain imposes temporary checks on travellers from Italy as the two EU states trade retaliation over the Ceuta migration crisis.
Concetta Vassallo
Sicily on red alert as heatwave grips Italy's cities
Palermo among 27 cities under health ministry warning as Europe's summer smashes records
Italy places all major cities, including Palermo, on red alert as a blistering heatwave topples temperature records across Europe.
Concetta Vassallo
Spain's border checks on Italy hit Sardinia's lifeline ferry routes
Madrid's retaliation over Ceuta row adds friction to island's mainland and Spanish links
Spain's temporary border checks on travellers from Italy will add friction to Sardinia's ferry and air links, a region that depends on free movement.
Gavino Sanna
Spain and Italy escalate border row over Ceuta migration crisis
Madrid imposes checks on Italian travellers after Rome suspends Schengen
Spain has introduced temporary border checks on visitors from Italy in retaliation for Rome's Schengen suspension after the mass migration rush to Ceuta.
Adriana Sole
Red alert across Italy's cities as heatwave deepens island drought
Sardinia braces for extreme temperatures amid a summer that may break records
Italy's health ministry placed 27 cities on red alert as a blistering heatwave grips Europe, adding strain to Sardinia's already dry summer.
Gavino Sanna
Spain-Italy Border Spat Hits Alpine Crossings
Temporary checks strain Mont Blanc tunnel traffic as Ceuta row deepens
Spain's retaliatory border checks on Italian travelers add friction to Alpine crossings already busy with summer traffic.
Camille Bréan
Ceuta border row puts Lombardy's cross-border economy in the crossfire
Spain's retaliation over Schengen checks threatens Milan's busiest routes
Spain's threat of counter-controls on Italian travellers lands hardest on Lombardy, the region with the densest air and rail links to the Iberian peninsula.
Beatrice Comolli
Italy-Spain border spat hits Schengen, Brenner transit in balance
Rome keeps border checks until Aug. 15 as Madrid threatens retaliation, raising questions for Alpine crossings
The Ceuta-driven row over border controls between Italy and Spain has put Schengen's future under strain, with implications for the Brenner corridor.
Klara Hofer
Opinion
The Schengen of Suspicion
Italy and Spain's border spat shows how quickly the continent's signature achievement can be undone by political calculus.
Editorial Board
The Pasta of Tomorrow
In Emilia-Romagna's Food Valley, researchers are breeding climate-resistant wheat, a quiet revolution that may save Italy's most iconic dish.
Editorial Board