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French President Emmanuel Macron meets his Italian counterpart Sergio Mattarella on a visit to Rome. IMAGES
EU leaders are meeting in Brussels, with the issues of Brexit and migration on the agenda. IMAGES of roundtable.
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen and Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni visit Lampedusa following a recent surge in migrant arrivals to the small Italian island. During her visit, von der Leyen said irregular migration was a "European challenge" needing a "European answer", offering a 10-point plan to help Rome deal with the crisis. This week a record of around 8,500 people -- more than the island's entire local population -- have arrived in around 200 boats, according to the UN migration agency. IMAGES
French president Emmanuel Macron arrives in Strasbourg to kick off the Conference on the Future of Europe with EU leaders. IMAGES
Spanish humanitarian ship Open Arms arrives off the island of Lampedusa with 147 migrants on board, after a judge in Rome suspended far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini's decree banning them from Italy's territorial waters. IMAGES
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