Name: EC Midday press briefing of 01/09/2026
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EC Midday press briefing of 01/09/2026

1 septembre 2026

Sommaire mis à jour le 1 sept. 2026

A journalist asks whether Italy’s 15‑day extension of internal border controls with Spain is justified under the Schengen Borders Code, including whether a genuine and serious threat exists and whether the Commission has requested additional information; the Commission confirms receipt of Italy’s notification, notes the controls are temporary until mid‑September, and explains that the notification is under assessment while Commissioner Brunner and the Schengen coordinator stay in close contact with Italy and Spain.

European Commission mar. 1 sept. 2026 Commission européenne

00:00 - 01:00

Intervenant 4

Good afternoon. Thank you very much, Paola. Yes, it's for Marcus, and it's about the reintroduction of, well, the extension of the reintroduction of border controls in Italy and in Spain, from Italy to Spain and from Spain towards Italy. The Italian government said this extension of 15 further days was absolutely necessary. Does the Commission consider it justified?

Quoting the Schengen Border Code, there should be the existence of a genuine, present, and sufficiently serious threat affecting one of the fundamental interests of society for the reintroduction of border checks, as you know. And also, according to the Schengen Border Code, when a member state reintroduces the border checks, if necessary, the Commission may request additional information to this specific member state. I would like to know if this has been the case or not. Thank you.

01:00 - 01:41

Intervenant 3

Thank you, Vincenzo. I can confirm that we have received a notification from Italy to extend for 15 days the temporary reintroduction of controls at the air and maritime borders with Spain. We will now assess the notification by Italy. So we're talking here about the temporary controls, the reintroduction of temporary controls limited to 15 days until mid-September. Commissioner Brunner is in close and regular contact with both his counterparts in Italy and Spain, and the Commission's Schengen coordinator is also following this matter very closely.

01:41 - 01:52

Intervenant 1

Thank you. And still on this topic, which is now a different topic, but still for Marcus. David, is it on this?

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