The unknown gunman barged into a bar in the town of Vilanova

The unknown gunman barged into a bar in the town of Vilanova i la Geltru, located about 30 miles south of Barcelona, and fired several rounds at customers, according to Spanish news site La Vanguardia.   The individual then fled the scene.   1 KILLED, 1 INJURED BY TREE FELLED IN SUMMER STORM IN SERBIA  A man, said to be in his 50s, died after being shot several times. Three other people were wounded, including one suffering from serious injuries, the news site said.   A spokesman with Catalonia's regional police told The Associated Press the incident was under investigation, adding that authorities had ruled out terror as a possible motive.   Incidents involving firearms are rare in Spain. Spanish law doesn't specifically prohibit people from owning guns, but makes it difficult for someone to obtain one. 

The EU urged Italy on Thursday to allow more time to discuss its threat to suddenly stop vessels from other countries disembarking migrants in Italian ports, after rescuing them in the Mediterranean.

Brussels said it was ready to give Italy fresh financial support to deal with the crisis but said Rome had to give due warning of such a drastic step.

Italy issued the threat on Wednesday as the number of arrivals swelled, with more than 10,000 people rescued from rickety boats off Libya since Sunday alone.

"We support and we understand Italy's concern and we support their call for a change in the situation," European Commission spokeswoman Natasha Bertaud told reporters.

"But what we're also saying is that any change in policy should first be discussed with other member states, and also properly communicated to the NGOs who are running these boats so that they have time to prepare."

EU migration commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos had met Italy's representative to the European Union, Maurizio Massari, to discuss the issue, she added.

Several aid ships chartered by privately-funded organizations from France or Germany are taking part in efforts to rescue migrants from the Mediterranean.

Most of them disembark the migrants in Italy, and under EU rules the country where a migrant lands is responsible for dealing with their claim for asylum.

One of the charities operating rescue boats, SOS Mediterranee, said on Thursday that it understood the pressure Italy was under and the need for more coordinated European action.