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European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, British Prime Minister Theresa May and European Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, center, walk to their meeting at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

The Latest: UK, 3 non-EU nations ink ex-pat residency deal

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Hungary's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto, right, talks as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo listens, during a joint press conference after their meeting in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Feb. 11, 2019. Pompeo is in Budapest on the first leg of a five-nation European tour during which he said he would raise American concerns about China and Russia's growing influence in Central Europe. (Zsolt Szigetvary/MTI via AP)

U.S. warns Hungary, other allies to shun business with Huawei

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

A truck passes the Norwegian border towards Sweden, on Friday, Feb. 8 2019. Norway's hard border with the European Union is equipped with cameras, license-plate recognition systems and barriers directing traffic to Customs officers. Norway's membership in the European Economic Area (EEA) grants it access to the common market and most goods are exempt from paying duties but everything entering the country must be declared and cleared through customs. (AP Photo/David Keyton)

Lessons for Brexit from Norway’s hard border with Sweden

By DAVID KEYTON and JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov.9, 2018 file photo, Italian deputy Premier and Labor Minister Luigi Di Maio talks to reporters during a press conference at the Foreign Press Association headquarters, in Rome. France is recalling its ambassador to Italy amid mounting tensions, after Di Maio met with French yellow vest protesters and offered to support their anti-government movement. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

France keeps up pressure on Italy in historic EU dispute

By ANGELA CHARLTON and NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 11, 2018 file photo a ship works offshore in the Baltic Sea on the natural gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 from Russia to Germany. (Bernd Wuestneck/dpa via AP)

New EU measures threaten to complicate Nord Stream pipeline

By DAVID RISING - Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street, in London, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, travelling to join an EU meeting in Brussels. Theresa May plans to meet with European leaders in Brussels on Thursday seeking changes to the so called Irish backstop, before Britain leaves the EU on upcoming March 29. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

The Latest: May vows to deliver Brexit on time

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European Parliament President Antonio Tajani, right, shakes hands with British Prime Minister Theresa May before their meeting at the European Parliament in Brussels, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

U.K., EU leaders spar during ‘robust’ Brexit talks

By Raf Casert and Lorne Cook - Associated Press

The Latest: UK economy would be boosted by clarity on Brexit

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Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, left, shakes hands with European Council President Donald Tusk before their talks at the Europa building in Brussels, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

The Latest: Dutch say no-deal Brexit could hit 50 medicines

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Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May at a community centre during her visit to Belfast, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. British Prime Minister Theresa May has told business leaders in Northern Ireland that she is seeking changes to the Brexit withdrawal agreement but not the total removal of the backstop plan that is the most contentious part of the deal. (Clodagh Kilcoyne/PA via AP)

EU chief ponders ‘special place in hell’ for some Brexiteers

By LORNE COOK and JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

Brexit could spell economic peril for parts of the EU

By BARRY HATTON - Associated Press

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials

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FILE - In this Sept.27, 2017 file photo, Siemens CEO Joe Kaeser, left, and Alstom CEO Henri Poupart-Lafarge attend a joint press conference in Paris. France's finance minister Bruno Le Maire says Wednesday Feb.6, 2019 that EU authorities have decided to reject a merger between France's Alstom and Germany's Siemens railway activities. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

EU nixes deal to create rail giant able to stand up to China

By RAF CASERT and SYLVIE CORBET - Associated Press

In this grab taken from video, Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019. (PA via AP) ** FILE **

U.K.’s Theresa May traveling to Northern Ireland in Brexit bid

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Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May arrives at Downing Street, London, Monday, Feb. 4, 2019. May's Brexit strategy took another blow Sunday when Nissan canceled plans to make its new SUV in northern England amid continued uncertainty over the country's future relations with the European Union. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)

The Latest: May says she won’t completely remove backstop

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EU says social media now better at removing hate speech

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Cheerleaders perform in front of anti-Brexit demonstrators outside the Houses of Parliament in London, ahead of the upcoming American football Superbowl on upcoming Sunday, Thursday Jan. 31, 2019. The Superbowl will be played between the Los Angeles Rams and the New England Patriots Sunday Feb. 3, in Atlanta, USA.(Victoria Jones/PA via AP)

The Latest: EU’s Barnier makes case for Irish backstop

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Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, center, who has declared himself the interim president of Venezuela, greets supporters as he arrives at a demonstration demanding the resignation of President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. Momentum is growing for Venezuela's opposition movement led by Guaido, who has called supporters back into the streets for nationwide protests Saturday, escalating pressure on Maduro to step down.(AP Photo/Juan Carlos Hernandez)

EU countries step up pressure on Venezuela’s defiant Maduro

By Barry Hatton - Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May arrives at Downing Street, London, Monday, Feb. 4, 2019. May's Brexit strategy took another blow Sunday when Nissan canceled plans to make its new SUV in northern England amid continued uncertainty over the country's future relations with the European Union. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)

Feuding UK politicians seek elusive unity as Brexit looms

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez delivers a statement at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, Monday, Feb. 4, 2019. Sanchez told reporters &quot;we are working for the return of full democracy in Venezuela&quot;, as Spain, France, and Sweden join countries that have recognized Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as the nation's interim president. (AP Photo/Andrea Comas)

European nations raise pressure on Venezuela’s Maduro

By BARRY HATTON - Associated Press