Spain introduces checks on travellers from ItalySpain will introduce temporary border checks on people arriving from Italy by air and sea, beginning at midnight on Saturday August 8 and continuing until September 7. But the timing makes the political message clear: Spain is responding directly to Italy’s decision to impose controls on travellers arriving from Spain. Retaliation responseItaly introduced its own temporary border controls after the Ceuta crisis, citing national security, migration and concerns about a possible further influx. Spain condemned the decision and warned that it would take “proportional measures” if Rome refused to reverse course. Spain has stressed that it wants to minimise disruption for Spanish and other European citizens, while Italy has defended its controls as necessary for national security and border management.