本期内容：

The European Union finalized plans to preserve the existing legal regime for asylum-seekers by fining countries $290,000 for each refugee they refuse to accept from their allotted quotas. Member states and the European Parliament will have to agree to the proposal. Initial EU plans to resettle 160,000 migrants have proved almost wholly fruitless.

词汇讲解：
Finalize: 最终确定
Legal regime：法律制度
Asylum-seeker：申请避难者
Refugee：难民
Allotted：分配的
Quota: 定额
Initial：最初的
Wholly：完全地