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Kitchen staff fall ill, evacuated from new EU building

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Almost 1 billion passengers through EU airports last year

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Amazon must pay $295 million in back taxes, EU says

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A crane looms over the facade of a building which is proposed to host the European Medicines Agency during a presentation of Belgium's bid to host the agency in Brussels, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017. There is heavy competition to relocate the European Medicines Agency and the European Banking Authority from London to be headquartered in an EU country, with many EU nations still confident they can win their bid which will bring money and prestige to the host country. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Spoils of Brexit: EU cities race to get EU agencies from UK

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President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko speaks during a press conference with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in Toronto on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)

Needing friends, Ukraine picks a fight with new language law

By L. Todd Wood - The Washington Times

Lebanese President Michel Aoun, left, and French President Emmanuel Macron make a toast during a dinner at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. (Etienne Laurent/Pool Photo via AP)

The Latest: German minister praises Macron’s Europe speech

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British Prime Minister Theresa May addresses the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Theresa May, U.K. leader, to try to break Brexit logjam in Italy speech

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Russian President Vladimir Putin listens during his meeting with Chief Rabbi of Russia Berl Lazar in the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Is Russia losing its hold on Moldova?

By L. Todd Wood

EU looks to prolong ID checks, this time for 2 more years

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EU hardens measures against North Korea over weapons tests

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European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker addresses the members of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, to outline his reform plans for the European Union in the so-called State of the Union debate, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)

Jean-Claude Juncker, EU chief, says bloc ‘bouncing back’ after crisis-hit decade

By Lorne Cook and Vanessa Gera - Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel displayed her signature reserve while ably discussing issues during the first and only debate Sept. 3 with challenger Martin Schulz. (Associated Press/File)

Angela Merkel, with German chancellor re-election likely, faces uncertain world in fourth term

By Austin Davis - Special to the Washington Times

In this undated photo provided by Vittoria Durazzano, 22-year old Andrea Guerini Rocco poses for a photo in London, making plans to start a master's in economics at New York's Columbia University this year. Rocco turned down an offer from the London School of Economics, (LSE) because of the imminent British Brexit split with Europe, and he's not alone as many foreign students are making new plans. (Vittoria Durazzano via AP)

UK universities face EU student exodus due to Brexit

By CAROLINE SPIEZIO - Associated Press

Kosovo and Serbia Working Together Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Why Serbia must recognize Kosovo’s independence

By David L. Phillips

FILE - In this April 28, 2017 file photo a police officer with a dog patrols along the border fence on the Hungarian-Serbian border near Roszke, 180 kms southeast of Budapest, Hungary. Hungary's prime minister is asking the European Union to pay for half of the costs of anti-migrant fences it built on its southern borders, some 440 million euros ($523 million). In a letter dated Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017 to EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister Viktor Orban says the fences erected in 2015 protect not just Hungary &quot;but entire Europe&quot; from &quot;the flood of illegal migrants.&quot; (Zoltan Gergely Kelemen/MTI via AP, file)

Hungary asks EU to help pay for anti-migrant border fence

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A Ford employee quality checks cylinder holes of a two liter diesel engine, at the Ford Dagenham diesel engine plant in London, Friday, July 21, 2017. Ford’s Dagenham diesel engine plant is a marvel of mechanization _ a steel and chrome hangar full of LED lighting, robots and computer-controlled machine tools. The U.S. carmaker has invested $2.5 billion in the plant, where 3,150 people churn out an engine every 30 seconds. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Globalized auto industry vulnerable to new Brexit borders

By DANICA KIRKA - Associated Press

FILE - This is a June 15, 2016 file photo of of traffic crossing the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland in the village of Bridgend, Co Donegal Ireland. Britain said Wednesday Aug. 16, 2017 that there must be no border posts between Northern Ireland and the Irish republic after Brexit. (Brian Lawless/PA, File via AP)

U.K. vows Brexit won’t mean the return of Irish border posts

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

A man transports eggs at a processing plant in Gaesti, southern Romania, Friday, Aug. 11, 2017. The European Union said Friday that it plans to hold an extraordinary meeting late next month over a growing tainted egg scandal as it revealed that products contaminated with an insecticide have now spread to 17 countries. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Widening egg scandal hits 17 countries in Europe

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The Latest: Report: Egg scandal suspect denies involvement

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The skyline of the banking district is reflected in a puddle after a heavy thunderstorm during the night in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

EU: 23 cities keen to host UK-based agencies post-Brexit

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