Spain attacks 'selfish' response of some EU countries to Ceuta migrant crossings

There were chaotic scenes on Thursday in Ceuta as border controls in the North African enclave apparently broke down.On Saturday morning, Spanish MEP Juan Fernando López Aguilar told the BBC that the situation was "beginning to get under control" and the migrants were "returning peacefully".But while the situation on the ground is easing, political and diplomatic fallout is rippling through Madrid and other capitals. On Thursday, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni wrote on social media that such "uncontrolled immigration" was a threat to national security, before suspending the Schengen zone agreement with Spain for a month.The Schengen Area is a system of open borders spanning 29 European countries that have abolished controls at their common borders.Spain responded by summoning the Italian ambassador to Madrid, while its foreign minister said he expected "European solidarity and not partisan demagoguery".Finland's Interior Minister Mari Rantanen said she had started preparations for restoring internal border checks "if the need arises". She also urged "all European countries" to support Meloni's move.Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen also urged the EU to "consider all op...