Italy has increased relocation of migrants around Europe, official figures showed on Wednesday, reducing frictions around the issue and enabling far-right leader Matteo Salvini to steer his focus more onto the economy.
Interior Ministry data showed that 172 migrants who came onshore from the Mediterranean were sent elsewhere in the last three months, compared to just 90 in the January-August period.
Immigration has been one of Italy's most contentious issues and fueled the rise of Salvini's League party, which ruled in coalition with the 5-Star Movement from mid-2018 until August.