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EU rejects Italy’s call to suspend Spain from Schengen

• European Commission officials rejected Italy’s proposal to suspend Spain from the Schengen free-travel area, emphasizing protection of the EU’s external borders.
• Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni urged extraordinary measures, while Denmark and Finland supported reconsidering Spain’s participation in Schengen.
• Spain condemned Italy’s position and summoned its ambassador in Madrid to lodge a formal protest.