MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect the EU’s external borders

Tabled by Ana Catarina Mendes

Added: 10b. Regrets Italy’s decision to introduce internal border controls with Spain as of 1 August 2026 in response to the events in Ceuta, and the subsequent extension of these controls until 16 September 2026; expresses serious doubts as to the necessity and proportionality of these measures, given the restrictions on onward travel from Ceuta to mainland Spain and other Schengen area states; calls on Italy to review these measures with a view to lifting them;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE788.264