In response to the Spanish government's request that Italy cancel targeted passenger border checks, the Italian government responded on August 7, local time, that it would not re-evaluate the relevant measures until August 15, and stated that Italy “will not accept external orders or pressure on national security and border control issues.” Earlier in the day, the Spanish government said that if Italy does not lift the border inspection measures imposed on travelers from Spain by August 9, Spain will take “corresponding measures.”

In response to the Spanish government's request that Italy cancel targeted passenger border checks, the Italian government responded on August 7, local time, that it would not re-evaluate the relevant measures until August 15, and stated that Italy “will not accept external orders or pressure on national security and border control issues.” Earlier in the day, the Spanish government said that if Italy does not lift the border inspection measures imposed on travelers from Spain by August 9, Spain will take “corresponding measures.”