[Migrants rests after disembarking from Dignity ship in the Sicilian harbour of Augusta]By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders agreed on Thursday to step up their efforts to curb illegal migration from African countries with the aim of replicating their success in halting inflows from Turkey over the past year. While migrants reaching Greece from Turkey have dropped to a trickle after a deal with Ankara in March, arrivals in Italy from Africa are increasing so far this year. Italy received 154,000 migrants last year and this year's figure is likely to be higher.
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