Italy's Interior Ministry has ordered the temporary suspension of the Schengen free movement regime between the two countries, introducing "targeted and selective" checks on Non-EU travellers, according to the Ministry of Interior. EU citizens travelling between Italy and Spain are not affected. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisement"The temporary suspension of Schengen with Spain is a necessary choice to safeguard the security of our citizens and defend the European borders. The decision was formally approved on Friday morning during a meeting at the Interior Ministry chaired by Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi, based on assessments by Italy's Committee for Migration Analysis and Border Security. This cannot continue," Finnish Interior Minister Mari Rantanen wrote on X.