Internal Italian splits may hurt Renzi's case for EU help on migrants

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi gestures during the news conference at the Expo 2015 global fair in Milan, northern Italy, June 21, 2015. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo

ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi may find it harder to enlist help from EU partners in tackling an influx of migrants after failing at talks to resolve divisions among Italy's regions over how to share the burden of the newcomers.

Undercutting Renzi's position before he flew to Brussels for a European Union summit on Thursday, leaders of Italy's regional and city governments emerged from the talks sticking to party lines and showing no inclination to unite over a crisis that has eroded the popularity of the national government.