article_snippet.sent: The call comes as Europe struggles with the growing refugee crisis in the Mediterranean, where hundreds have died in recent days trying to get from northern Africa to Italy.
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article_snippet.sent: fellow EU leaders gathered this week for an emergency meeting in Brussels in the wake of the tragedy in the Mediterranean.
article_snippet.sent: Pictured from left is Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande and British Prime Minister David Cameron .
highlights_snippet.sent: It comes as Europe reacts to several boat tragedies in the Mediterranean .