Italy began enforcing air and sea border controls on Spanish citizens on Aug. 1 following Meloni´s scathing criticism of the progressive migration policies of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. The feud was triggered after the sudden arrival of 72,000 migrants from Morocco at Spain´s North African territory late last month. But it also says border controls should be applied as a last resort in exceptional situations, and must be time-limited. Meloni´s office on Friday said Italian authorities “have no intention” of lifting border checks on people arriving from Spain by sea or air until at least Aug. 15 – six days after the Spanish deadline. “Italy does not accept ultimatums or impositions from abroad about national security and border control,” a statement said.