EU states could face €250,000 fine for each refugee they refuse to accept

The Brief from Brussels is a daily round-up of the important stories making headlines in Europe’s de facto political capital.

In this episode: the European Commission recommends visa-free travel for Turkish citizens after a migration deal struck with Ankara in March; the tobacco industry loses its legal challenge to new EU rules on packaging, and one MEP has a new idea on how to protect whistleblowers.