# Italy extends border controls for Spain arrivals 1 October 2026 at 12:04 > Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi extends travel restrictions for 15 days citing the Ceuta migration crisis and security threats. [Italy]() extended border controls for travellers from [Spain]() for 15 days on Wednesday, 30 September 2026. Interior Minister [Matteo Piantedosi]() adopted the measure, citing the migration crisis in [Ceuta](), to reinforce European borders and combat terrorist threats. The restrictions, first adopted on 1 August, involve random checks at ports and airports. By 31 August, Italy identified 180,000 travellers, refusing entry to 31 and detaining six. Spain responded with reciprocal controls, which Italy called uselessly aggressive. EU ministers meet in Luxembourg on 1 October to discuss the Schengen area and the new Pact on Migration and Asylum. The [European Commission](), which recently presented a new action plan, will re-evaluate Italy's asylum seeker transfer situation in October. #Schengen [#Italy]() [#Spain]() [#Migration]() #BorderControl ## Related news ## [Police evict migrants near Ceuta desalination plant]() 27 September 2026 at 09:48 ## [Spain and Morocco discuss migration at UN meeting]() 25 September 2026 at 17:29 ## [Hundreds of migrant minors on Ceuta's streets]() 21 September 2026 at 19:08 ## [PP summons three ministers to Senate over Ceuta]() 19 September 2026 at 13:32 ## [Mass migrant transfer to Ceuta port begins]() 19 September 2026 at 08:25