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European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici speaks during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018. A top EU official says Italy's draft budget for next year is in breach of the rulebook underpinning the euro and he is signaling the start of a legal procedure against the country over the spending plan.(AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

EU calls for sanctions against Italy over budget

By LORNE COOK and COLLEEN BARRY - Associated Press

EU blocks aid to Moldova over democratic concerns

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Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May delivers a speech at the CBI annual conference in London, Monday, Nov. 19, 2018. Theresa May said in a speech to business lobby group the Confederation of British Industry that the deal &quot;fulfils the wishes of the British people” to leave the EU, by taking back control of the U.K.’s laws, money and borders. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

The Latest: Brexit uncertainty hurting growth - central bank

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FILE - In this Thursday, July 5, 2018, photo, a ship to shore crane prepares to load a 40-foot shipping container onto a container ship at the Port of Savannah in Savannah, Ga. After galloping along for the past two years, the global economy is showing signs of weakening, with the United States, China and Europe all facing the rising threat of a slowdown. Few economists foresee an outright global recession within the next year. But the synchronized growth that powered most major economies since 2017 appears to be fading. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, File)

Darkening clouds start to overhang global economic expansion

By JOSH BOAK and JOE McDONALD - Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May delivers a speech at the CBI annual conference in London, Monday, Nov. 19, 2018. Theresa May said in a speech to business lobby group the Confederation of British Industry that the deal &quot;fulfils the wishes of the British people” to leave the EU, by taking back control of the U.K.’s laws, money and borders. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

May gets rebellion reprieve, but faces warning from allies

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves Downing Street in London, Friday, Nov. 16, 2018. May appealed directly to voters to back her Brexit plan Friday as she braced for a potential leadership challenge from rivals within her ruling Conservative Party. (Dominic Lipinski/PA via AP) ** FILE **

U.K.’s Theresa May confronts party rebels as EU prepares Brexit summit

By Jill Lawless and Raf Casert - Associated Press

Pro and anti Brexit protesters hold placards as they vie for media attention near Parliament in London, Friday, Nov. 16, 2018. Britain's Prime Minister May still faces the threat of a no-confidence vote, after several Conservative Party lawmakers said they had written letters asking for one. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

The Latest: Corbyn: Labour party would stop ‘no-deal’ Brexit

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EU finishes probes that Kosovo judge calls biased

By LLAZAR SEMINI - Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May takes a drink of water during a press conference inside 10 Downing Street in London, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. Two British Cabinet ministers, including Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab, resigned Thursday in opposition to the divorce deal struck by Prime Minister Theresa May with the EU — a major blow to her authority and her ability to get the deal through Parliament. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, Pool)

Ex-Brexit minister: May not standing up to EU bullies

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Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May reacts during a press conference inside 10 Downing Street in London, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. Two British Cabinet ministers, including Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab, resigned Thursday in opposition to the divorce deal struck by Prime Minister Theresa May with the EU — a major blow to her authority and her ability to get the deal through Parliament. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, Pool)

U.K.’s Theresa May appeals to public on Brexit, braces for more blows

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

Near Irish border, the Brexit drama is followed with alarm

By RENATA BRITO - Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May takes questions during a press conference inside 10 Downing Street in London, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. British Prime Minister Theresa May says if politicians reject her Brexit deal, it will set the country on &quot;a path of deep and grave uncertainty.&quot; Defiant in the face of mounting criticism, May said Thursday she believed &quot;with every fiber of my being&quot; that the deal her government struck with the European Union was the right one. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, Pool)

The Latest: UK’s May fills Brexit-related Cabinet vacancies

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Anti-Brexit supporter Steve Bray from south Wales, protests outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Thursday Nov. 15, 2018. Leading Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg has submitted a letter of no confidence in Theresa May, as the Prime Minister reels from the loss of four ministers - including two from her Cabinet - in protest at her Brexit plans. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

The Brexit story so far: How Britain got itself in a bind

By CARLO PIOVANO - Associated Press

$EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, left, delivers the draft withdrawal agreement to European Council President Donald Tusk during a media conference at the Europa building in Brussels on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. In a hard-won victory on Wednesday, British Prime Minister Theresa May persuaded her fractious Cabinet to back a draft divorce agreement with the European Union. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)$

EU divorce deal in peril after two U.K. Cabinet ministers quit

By Raphael Satter and Raf Casert - Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May delivers a speech outside 10 Downing Street in London, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018. British Prime Minister Theresa May says Cabinet agrees draft Brexit deal with European Union after 'impassioned' debate. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

The Latest: UK’s May vows ‘to see this through’ on Brexit

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Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May delivers a speech outside 10 Downing Street in London, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018. British Prime Minister Theresa May says Cabinet agrees draft Brexit deal with European Union after 'impassioned' debate. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

After intense wrangling, UK backs a Brexit deal. Now what?

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

Britain's Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union Dominic Raab, leaves after a cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street in London, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018. Negotiators from Britain and the European Union have struck a proposed divorce deal that will be presented to politicians on both sides for approval, officials in London and Brussels said Tuesday. (Victoria Jones/PA via AP)

D-Day for Theresa May as she seeks backing for draft Brexit deal

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

EU trade chief says hit list of US products being developed

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER - Associated Press

British Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street heading to Parliament for Prime Minister's questions in London, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018. May will try to persuade her divided Cabinet on Wednesday that they have a choice between backing a draft Brexit deal with the European Union or plunging the U.K. into political and economic uncertainty. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

The Latest: EU Parliament member hails draft Brexit deal

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EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier holds the draft withdrawal agreement during a media conference in Brussels on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018. EU ambassadors met in Brussels Wednesday, in a closed door session, to discuss the draft agreement. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Key points in the draft EU-UK Brexit deal

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