brussels european union leaders agree thursday provide strong support italy work libya replenish africa fund curb immigration europe real chance close central mediterranean route chairman donald tusk say 28 eu leaders meet brussels discuss migration stress need low number arrivals africa go mediterranean italy eu executive european commission tell group need immediately chip extra 225 million euros migration-related project africa due run year early next want present possible africa mainly northern part africa increase financial mean commission head jean-claude juncker say brussels far commit 2.9 billion euros so-called africa trust fund another 234 million euros eu state accord commission brussels say 1.6 billion euros would spend end 2017 turkey 2016 bloc promise billion euros syrian refugees exchange ankara shut route traffickers smugglers use get people greece despite sour eu-turkey relations several issue german chancellor angela merkel praise ankara host refugees syria say bloc pull together another billion euros end promise billion euros come years addition billion already commit need deliver promise merkel tell reporters arrive two-day eu leaders summit brussels money help refugees live difficult condition turkey great job say since 2015 bloc help greece italy bulgaria nearly billion euros manage immigration flow spend another 100 million euros control migratory rout western balkans accord figure provide bloc spend deportations finance unite nations project refugees migrants africa mull center libya assess asylum request despite criticism right group eu violate international humanitarian law strive curb immigration bloc applaud reduce arrivals 70 percent 2016 peak 2015 million people enter uncontrolled flow influx immigrants 2015 catch bloc surprise alarm eu 500 million people fuel support anti-immigration populist nationalist group bloc asylum system break sheer number cherish schengen zone control-free travel strain member state introduce emergency border check eu state since seek agree change asylum laws bitter dispute deepen east-west divide tusk say thursday 28 eu leaders would discuss issue december aim agreement mid-2018 early week european parliament agree stance asylum reform include option cut eu fund state refuse host asylum-seekers reach bloc propose move away current rule mandate first country person enter eu must handle asylum request say put much burden frontline state like italy greece malta spain southern frontline state want scheme would automatically lift people soil periods exceptionally high immigration take elsewhere eu westerners like germany sweden eventually receive refugees say burden must share solidarity need eastern eu countries like poland hungary refuse admit anyone say could compromise national security affect traditional composition populations eu leaders seek great reductions africa immigration