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No free travel during the royal wedding and football (Photo: European Commission)

Spain and Portugal to install border controls at big events

Spain will temporarily suspend the Schengen treaty, which secures free movement of persons throughout the EU, during its upcoming royal wedding ceremony in May, reported El Mundo on 22 March.

The Spanish authorities will reinstall border controls from 15 until 23 May, the days before and after the wedding of Crown Prince Felipe and his fiancée Letizia Ortiz to prevent an attack by terrorists during the festivities.

El Mundo reports that the suspension of the Schengen Treaty was a...

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No free travel during the royal wedding and football (Photo: European Commission)

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