More and more European governments are announcing their intention to transfer, or that they have already transferred, so-called Dublin transferees to Italy.
After Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Finland, Sweden has also confirmed to Italian news agency ANSA that it intends to "apply the rules as set out" in the new EU Pact on Asylum and Migration, which entered into force on 12 June, and that it expects "all member states to fulfil their obligations," Italy included.
Spain and France are taking the opposite line, two other countries that are key points of first entry into Europe for migrants, and have distanced themselves from sending migrants back to the country of first entry.
However, the issue of the suspension of Schengen, introduced due to the migration crisis in Ceuta and remaining in force until 31 August, is still unresolved with Madrid.
Who the Dublin transferees are and how many there are
