Top E.U. official heads to an Italian island struggling with migrant influx as Italy toughens stance

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen plans to travel Sunday to the Italian island of Lampedusa, which was overwhelmed with thousands of migrants arrivals this week, at the invitation of Italy's premier, who is calling for a naval blockade of North Africa.

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