Italian officials are contemplating closing the Schengen area to Spain following a chaotic Thursday where thousands of migrants breached the border with Morocco in Ceuta. At least nine deaths were reported in the chaos. The border has 'totally collapsed,' according to Spain's Civil Guard.
Italy fears the migration chaos will also reach its territory through the Schengen Agreement. Italy also shares a maritime boundary with Spain in the Mediterranean Sea. In his social media pages, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani said: 'I am in favour of closing the Schengen space with Spain... Irregular and uncontrolled immigration represents a danger to national security.'
