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The Latest: Italian minister hails Eritrean move to Sweden
BRUSSELS (AP) — The latest developments as hundreds of thousands of people seeking safety make an epic trek through Europe. All times local.
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Italian Interior Minister Angelino Alfano says the first transfer of Eritrean asylum seekers to Sweden is the "practical proof of the success we've had in Europe on migration policy."
Alfano plans to be on hand Friday morning at Rome's Ciampino airport to bid farewell to the Eritreans who are being relocated under the EU's plan to eventually share 160,000 refugees from countries hardest hit by the migration crisis.
Italy for years has demanded Europe shoulder more of the burden of the continent's refugee crisis, even though most migrants prefer to pass through Italy en route to destinations further north. Alfano though is keen to show off the first flight to try to quiet anti-immigrant critics at home.
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