Rome, July 31 -- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday stated that her administration is prepared to implement extraordinary measures, including potentially suspending the Schengen Area agreement with Spain, following a dramatic surge in migrant arrivals in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.

In a post on X, Meloni highlighted that visual reports from Ceuta serve as "striking evidence that uncontrolled illegal immigration poses a real threat to the security of Europe's borders". She confirmed that she had held direct consultations with Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi and that relevant state security apparatuses are being convened to evaluate a formal response.

The Italian Prime Minister asserted that Rome does not inte...