Italy says will not lift Spain travel curbs until security risks ruled out

ROME: Italy said on Friday it would not bow to “ultimatums or impositions” from Spain and would maintain border controls on arrivals from the country until at least August 15.

Spain threatened earlier on Friday to impose reciprocal measures on travelers from Italy unless Rome lifted by Sunday the border controls it imposed last week, following a mass influx of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.

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In a statement, the Italian government said it would only reconsider its decision once it was certain there were no security or terrorism risks, no new migration wave and no irregular migrants heading towards European territory.