Germany suspends migrant intake from Italy – DW – 09/13/2023

The agreement would have seen Germany take in 3,500 asylum seekers who had first entered the EU in Italy .

This was meant to alleviate the situation in Italy , which is one of the EU 's main entry points for migrants.

Under EU law, the member state that asylum seekers first enter is responsible for their asylum applications.

Italy 's right-wing government has not been allowing this since December 2022 .