Ceuta, a Spanish enclave in North Africa bordering Morocco and the Mediterranean Sea with about 85,000 inhabitants, is enduring its worst migrant crisis in recent times after tens of thousands swarmed the territory over the past two days, causing the widespread collapse of the enclave's border control. About 49,000 migrants reportedly stormed into the Spanish enclave over the past hours. At least 34 people have been reported dead in Ceuta at press time.

As Breitbart News reported, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced that Italy will not "stand by and watch" unprepared. As such, Meloni stressed that her government is considering suspending the Schengen Area agreement with Spain and taking other extraordinary measures to defend its borders and the safety of Italian citizens. The Schengen Area is a visa-free travel zone within the European Union's member states.

Meloni's announcement was backed by top members of her government such as Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani. The Spanish government responded by summoning Italy's ambassador to Madrid, Giuseppe Buccino Grimaldi, on Friday morning.

Since then, other European leaders and politicians have called upon their respective countries to take similar actions and protect their borders.

In the Netherlands, Dutch Party for Freedom leader and Breitbart News contributor Geert Wilders called for his country to immediately close its borders and demanded Spain to be expelled from the Schengen agreement altogether.

"49,000 Moroccans added. It's always the same: left-liberal nutjobs who let everyone in. Sánchez or [Dutch Prime Minister Rob]  Jetten, it's all the same pot," Wilders wrote on social media.

"Our Dutch borders must CLOSE NOW and Spain must be KICKED OUT of Schengen!" he continued.

In Sweden, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson emphasized that it is important that Spain act swiftly to regain control of the situation and fulfill its Schengen-related obligations. Kristersson, in a social media post, said that the Swedish government is prepared to take measures to safeguard order and control if the developing situation were to risk Sweden's security.

"The social democratic government in Spain must now not make the same mistake as the Social Democrats in Sweden in 2015 — where a no is not a no," Kristersson said.

"Since we received information about this, Migration Minister Johan Forssell has been in contact with his Nordic counterparts and does not rule out taking the measures required to ensure that 2015 does not happen again," he continued.