PoliticsItalyEU scrambles to address Italy island migrant surge02:08This browser does not support the video element.PoliticsItalyChristine Mhundwa in Lampedusa, Italy09/16/2023September 16, 2023The European Union has said its top official, Ursula von der Leyen, will visit the Italian island of Lampedusa after Rome asked Brussels for help to deal with a rapid increase in migrant arrivals.Copy linkAdvertisement