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Britain's Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt arrives for a cabinet meeting in Downing street in London, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

UK Parliament moves to make ‘no-deal’ Brexit more difficult

By GREGORY KATZ and LORNE COOK - Associated Press

Pro-Brexit demonstrators wave flags and signs alongside anti-Brexit demonstrators, outside Parliament in London Monday Jan. 7, 2019. Parliament is expected to vote on Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit withdrawal plan next week. Monday January 7, 2019. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)

Negotiating a no-deal Brexit

By Ed Feulner

Romania insists it’s up to the EU presidency

Associated Press

Part of a mural by street artist Banksy showing a star being chiselled from the European flag is seen in Dover, south east England, Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. Britain is testing how its motorway and ferry system would handle a no-deal Brexit by sending a stream of trucks from a regional airport to the port of Dover — even as some legislators try to pressure the government to rule out the scenario. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

The Latest: Dutch-based Brits get Brexit transition period

Associated Press

Illustration on the nation's ideological divide by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Can red state and blue state America coexist?

By Stephen Moore

FILE - In this Monday, Dec. 31, 2018, file photo, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina interacts with journalists in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Hasina is set to begin a third straight term as Bangladesh's prime minister after a landslide election victory, but critics fear her coalition's dominance in Parliament leaves space for her to be more authoritarian. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath, File)

Global support lets Bangladesh PM withstand election worries

By JULHAS ALAM - Associated Press

The buildings of the banking district are reflected on the plain surface of the river Main in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Eurozone concerns mount as inflation dips and economy slows

By PAN PYLAS - Associated Press

EU border agency says migrant border crossings at 5-year low

Associated Press

In this file photo dated Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018, Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street in London. In 2019 Europe will face a raft of risks to the continent’s ongoing upswing, including the British Brexit from the trading bloc, if the parliament votes on Prime Minister Theresa May’s negotiated deal on leaving the European Union. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland, FILE)

Brexit, tariffs, populism could buffet Europe in 2019

By DAVID McHUGH - Associated Press

FILE - In this file photo dated Tuesday Nov. 27, 2018, French President Emmanuel Macron, left, greets Romanian President Klaus Iohannis at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Romania will take over the rotating presidency of the European Union on Jan. 1, 2019, although President Klaus Iohannis said last month that Romania wasn’t up to the job. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, FILE)

Romania slams EU for treating it as ‘second-rate’ country

By ALISON MUTLER - Associated Press

The Latest: In new year message, Corbyn slams May on Brexit

Associated Press

In this file photo dated Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018, Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street in London. In 2019 Europe will face a raft of risks to the continent’s ongoing upswing, including the British Brexit from the trading bloc, if the parliament votes on Prime Minister Theresa May’s negotiated deal on leaving the European Union. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland, FILE)

Theresa May says Britain can ‘turn corner’ with Brexit vote

Associated Press

The Latest: UK mulls new defense bases abroad after Brexit

Associated Press

EU’s Juncker voices concerns about Romanian presidency

Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, June 16, 1997 file photo, Belgian designer Luc Luycx, centre, is surrounded by the new Euro coins he designed during a presentation in Amsterdam. At left is European financial affairs commissioner Yves-Thibauld De Silguy, and Dutch Finance Minister Gerrit Zalm, right. Europe’s experiment with sharing a currency is turning 20 in a few days. The euro is credited with increasing trade between members. But countries have struggled to adjust to trouble after giving up two big safety valves: the ability to let their currency’s exchange rate fall to boost exports, and to adjust own interest rates to stimulate business activity. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

What’s a eurozone? Terms to know as the euro turns 20

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this Friday, Jan. 1, 1999, file photo, thousands of people stand around a huge Euro symbol displayed in a park in Frankfurt's banking district on the day of the launch of the Euro, the European single currency, officially adopted in 11 European states. Europe’s experiment with sharing a currency is turning 20 in a few days. (AP Photo/Bernd Kammerer, File)

Euro currency remains a work in progress on 20th birthday

By David McHugh and Derek Gatopoulos - Associated Press

FILE - In this file photo dated Tuesday Nov. 27, 2018, French President Emmanuel Macron, left, greets Romanian President Klaus Iohannis at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Romania will take over the rotating presidency of the European Union on Jan. 1, 2019, although President Klaus Iohannis said last month that Romania wasn’t up to the job. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, FILE)

5 things to know about Romania’s EU presidency before Jan. 1

By ALISON MUTLER - Associated Press

German military mulls recruiting EU nationals for some jobs

Associated Press

European and French flags are flapping at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Monday, Dec. 10, 2018 during a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and local, national political leaders, unions, business leaders and others to hear their concerns after four weeks of protests. French President Emmanuel Macron is preparing to speak to the nation at last after increasingly violent "yellow vest" protests against his leadership. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

European Union guides members to strike ‘mankind,’ ‘manpower,’ ‘man-made’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Albanian navy extends help for EU’s maritime border mission

Associated Press