An Italian policeman looks at an electoral poster at a polling station in Rome, Italy March 4, 2018. REUTERS/Yara Nardi
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The failure of Italy's neighbours to help out more with a huge influx of migrants boosted the anti-immigrant vote and contributed to the resounding defeat of its ruling party in last weekend's election, European officials acknowledge.
But given the difficulty of persuading all EU states to take their share of new arrivals, officials in Brussels now believe the bloc will have to take a harsher line on immigration.
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