{"id":110596,"date":"2026-08-01T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T21:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/akhaltskha.net\/2026\/08\/finland-calls-on-europe-to-support-suspension-of-schengen-agreement-with-spain\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T00:01:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T21:01:00","slug":"finland-calls-on-europe-to-support-suspension-of-schengen-agreement-with-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/akhaltskha.net\/?p=110596&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Finland calls on Europe to support suspension of Schengen agreement with Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"static-content fs18\">\n<div>\n\tFinland and Austria on Friday joined Italy&#8217;s recent call for possible Schengen border closures as Spain&#8217;s North African enclave of Ceuta experienced a surge in migrant arrivals from Morocco in recent days.<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n\t&#171;Spain has completely failed to protect the Schengen Area&#8217;s external border from infiltration. This cannot continue.<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n\t&#171;All European countries must support (Italian Premier Giorgia) Meloni&#8217;s proposal. Countries that do not fulfill their obligation to protect the external border cannot be members of Schengen,&#187; Finnish Interior Minister Mari Rantanen said through US social media platform X.<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n\tAustrian Chancellor Christian Stocker described the developments in Ceuta as a &#171;clear warning signal,&#187; noting that such conditions &#171;have no place&#187; within the EU, and calling on Madrid to fulfill its responsibilities by ensuring that &#171;not a single illegal migrant sets foot on European mainland.&#187;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n\tHe warned that European asylum and migration rules must not be undermined, and said the decision by the Spanish government &#171;to grant residence permits to thousands of illegal migrants has proven to be an additional incentive for illegal migration.&#187;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n\t&#171;Should the situation in Spain develop in a way that puts pressure on our national borders, we will do everything in our power to protect them\u2014this may include temporary closures of Schengen borders if necessary,&#187; Stocker added.<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n\tOn Thursday, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said he was &#171;in favour of closing the Schengen area to Spain,&#187; while Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini echoed the proposal.<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n\t&#171;We are prepared to intervene with extraordinary measures to defend the borders and the safety of citizens, including the suspension of the Schengen Area with Spain,&#187; Prime Minister Meloni also said on X.<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n\tSpain&#8217;s Foreign Ministry later responded by summoning the Italian ambassador.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u0546\u0575\u0578\u0582\u0569\u0565\u0580\u0568  \u0563\u0565\u0576\u0565\u0580\u0561\u0581\u057e\u0578\u0582\u0574 \u0565\u0576 \u057f\u0561\u0580\u0562\u0565\u0580 \u056f\u0561\u0575\u0584\u0565\u0580\u056b\u0581 \u0561\u0580\u0570\u0565\u057d\u057f\u0561\u056f\u0561\u0576 \u0562\u0561\u0576\u0561\u056f\u0561\u0576\u0578\u0582\u0569\u0575\u0561\u0576 \u0574\u056b\u057b\u0578\u0581\u0578\u057e<br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finland and Austria on Friday joined Italy&#8217;s recent call for possible Schengen border closures as Spain&#8217;s North African enclave of Ceuta experienced a surge in migrant arrivals from Morocco in recent days. \u00a0 &#171;Spain has completely failed to protect the Schengen Area&#8217;s external border from infiltration. 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