European Union

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European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager speaks during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels on Monday, March 27, 2017. The European Union has approved the proposed merger of Dow Chemical and Du Pont, saying that the companies' commitments to divest businesses have addressed its concerns. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

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Apple's EU Tax Problem Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Apple's EU Tax Problem Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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EU Cash Grab Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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EU Cash Grab Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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European Union Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager speaks during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016. The European Union says Ireland has given illegal tax benefits to Apple Inc. and must now recover the unpaid back taxes from the U.S. technology company, plus interest. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

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Anti-EU Movement Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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European Union Exits NATO Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Illustration on prospects for the post-EU British economy by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Illustration on the British exit from the EU by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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French President Francois Hollande speaks during a media conference at the end of an EU summit in Brussels on Wednesday, June 29, 2016. European Union leaders are meeting without Britain for the first time since the British referendum to rethink their bloc and keep it from disintegrating after Britain’s unprecedented vote to leave. (Virginia Mayo)

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European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, right, speaks with British Prime Minister David Cameron prior to a meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday, June 28, 2016. EU heads of state and government meet Tuesday and Wednesday in Brussels for the first time since Britain voted to leave the European Union, throwing British and European politics into disarray. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

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Illustration on the implications of the departure of Britain from the EU by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, speaks during a media conference with European Union High Representative Federica Mogherini, right, at EU headquarters in Brussels on Monday, June 27, 2016. Kerry is on a one day trip to meet with NATO and EU officials. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

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Tidying up: British Prime Minister David Cameron is under pressure not to delay the EU divorce with theatrics.

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Cloak of discontent: A protester opposed to the Brexit wraps himself in the flag of the European Union in London's Parliament Square. Britain voted Thursday to leave the European Union after a bitterly divisive referendum campaign. (ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS)

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The flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, top, and the flag of England fly above a souvenir stand on Westminster Bridge following yesterday's EU referendum result, London, Saturday, June 25, 2016. Britain voted to leave the European Union after a bitterly divisive referendum campaign. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)

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Betting odds for the the EU referendum result are displayed in a betting shop in Westminster, London, Thursday, June 23, 2016. Voters in the United Kingdom are taking part in a referendum that will decide whether Britain remains part of the European Union or leaves the 28-nation bloc. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)

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Photo by actress Elizabeth Hurley from a June 22 tweet urging Britons to vote in the June 23 "Brexit" referendum on the UK leaving the European Union.