EU threatens fines for failing to take in refugees

The EU on Thursday stepped up warnings that countries could be punished if they fail to share the burden of mainly Syrian refugees stranded in Greece and Italy.Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos said member states had until September to take in 160,000 Syrian and other refugees from the two countries, which have been on the frontline of the migration crisis."If we don't have tangible efforts by September... the commission will not hesitate to make use of its power," Avramopoulos, who i