EU to scrap 'first-country' rules in win for Renzi - FT

(ANSA) - Rome, January 20 - Brussels is to scrap rules that make the first country a refugee enters responsible for any asylum claim, in what would be a victory for Italian Premier Matteo Renzi, the Financial Times said Wednesday.
    The move would revolutionise the bloc's migration policy and shift the burden from its southern flank to its wealthier northern members.
    Changing the rules on who is responsible for refugees when they arrive would mark a victory for Renzi, the FT said.
    The Italian premier has repeatedly argued that the law is unfair and that other member states should do more to help with the refugee crisis.