A plan devised by the European Commission to move thousands of new arrivals away from Italy and Greece to other EU members has been set in motion. Germany will reportedly take in hundreds of migrants from Italy.

In an interview with the local Repubblica TV, Italy's Interior Minister Angelino Alfano said on August 23 that up to now the relocation programme has been a “real flop”.

“Today we have heard that from September hundreds of refugees will be able to go each month to Germany. If thing...