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Italy has extended its suspension of the Schengen free-travel area with Spain for 15 days following a surge of migrants into Ceuta. Poland has renewed controls at its borders with Germany and Lithuania, where thousands of people have been denied entry. Estonia has also prohibited the transit of Russian and Belarusian grain to prevent Baltic ports from supporting Russian exports disrupted by attacks on Ukraine's Black Sea shipping routes.
View image in fullscreenItaly has decided to extend the suspension of the European Union’s border-free arrangement with Spain for another 15 days.and, in particular, on the persistence of the critical issues already identified,” the ministry said.
The move – made in the immediate aftermath of a mass influx of migrants into Ceuta in late July – remainsPoland also extended its border controls with Germany and Lithuania by six months until 30 March,Since the reintroduction of border controls, entry into the country has been denied to nearly 1,300 people at the Lithuanian border and nearly 1,200 at the German border, Reuters reported. Estonia has banned the transit of Russian and Belarusian grain through its territory, Estonian foreign minister Margus Tsahkna said.
Sources last month said Russian companies are repurposing fertiliser, coal, and other cargo terminals at Ukraine’s Baltic and Arctic ports to handle grain exports after Ukrainian drone attacks disrupted shipments through the Black Sea.. Today, we turned that warning into law. Together with Latvia and Lithuania, we are working to ensure that Baltic ports do not become a transit route for Russia.
View image in fullscreenhitting power facilities and infrastructure around Kyiv and other regions in the heaviest combined attack on energy sites in months. And the path to peace runs through these very labyrinths, these very corridors,” he said in a video published on his social media channels, walking in the trenches.
“When we say, ‘Ukraine is holding on,’ this resilience begins right here at the front, in command posts like this and at every one of our positions because Ukraine has defenders,” he said.as he presents the 2026 International Award Ceremony of the Peace of Westphalia to Rutte in early evening.
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