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19th century Tura castle, owned by the son-in-law of the Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban is seen in Tura, Hungary, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. Orban is facing a reckoning with the EU, which appears set to impose financial penalties on Hungary over corruption concerns and alleged rule-of-law violations that could cost Budapest billions and cripple its already ailing economy. (AP Photo/Anna Szilagyi)

Hungary faces reckoning with EU that could cost it billions

By Justin Spike - Associated Press

A person uses a smartphone in Chicago, Sept. 16, 2017. (AP Photo, File) **FILE**

EU wants to toughen cybersecurity rules for smart devices

By Samuel Petrequin - Associated Press

A worker watches as a machine processes cotton yarn at a Huafu Fashion plant, as seen during a government-organized trip for foreign journalists, in Aksu in western China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Tuesday, April 20, 2021. A backlash against reports of forced labor and other abuses of the largely Muslim Uyghur ethnic group in Xinjiang is taking a toll on China's cotton industry, but it's unclear if the pressure will compel the government or companies to change their ways. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) ** FILE **

EU plans to ban products made with forced labor

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. European Union countries should set a price cap on Russian gas and seek &quot;solidarity contribution&quot; from European oil and gas companies making extraordinary profit from market volatility sparked by the war in Ukraine, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

EU head proposes price cap on Russian gas amid Europe’s energy crisis

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

Outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks outside Downing Street in London, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022 before heading to Balmoral in Scotland, where he will announce his resignation to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II. Later on Tuesday Liz Truss will formally become Britain's new prime minister after an audience with the queen. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Boris Johnson arrives at queen’s estate to offer resignation

By Danica Kirka and Jill Lawless - Associated Press

Smoke rises from the nuclear power plant of Nerckarwestheim in Neckarwestheim, Germany, on Aug. 22, 2022. Europe is staring an energy crisis in the face. The cause: Russia throttling back supplies of natural gas. European officials say it's a pressure game over their support for Ukraine after Russia's invasion. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)

Europe struggles with crisis as Russia cuts gas

By David McHugh - Associated Press

This Friday, Aug. 23, 2019, photo shows the Instagram app icon on the screen of a mobile device in New York. Ireland's Data Protection Commission said by email on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022, that it made a final decision on Friday to fine the company 405 million euros ($402 million) for mishandling teenagers' personal data. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, file).

Irish watchdog fines Instagram 405M euros, or $402 million, in teen data case

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In this photo provided by the Serbian Presidential Press Service, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, right, speaks with European Union envoy Miroslav Lajcak in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo soared anew late last month when Kosovo's government declared that Serb-issued identity documents and vehicle license plates would no longer be valid in Kosovo's territory, as Kosovo-issued ones are not valid in Serbia. (Serbian Presidential Press Service via AP)

EU official says Serbia, Kosovo agree on IDs in step forward

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Kosovo's Interior Minister Xhelal Svecla speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Kosovo's capital Pristina, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. Wartime rivals Serbia and Kosovo are to hold high level crisis talks which the European Union mediators hope will de-escalate growing tensions in the Balkans, where Russia has been trying to further increase its influence amid the war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Florent Bajrami)

EU to host Serbia-Kosovo talks in Brussels amid tensions

By Dusan Stojanovic - Associated Press

European Union representatives visit a school structure that is under the threat of demolition by the Israeli authorities, in the West Bank Bedouin community of Ein Samia, northeast of Ramallah, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. The Israeli District Court in Jerusalem issued on Wednesday, Aug. 10, a decision to immediately demolish the Ein Samia school. Fifty four schools serving seven thousand Palestinian children in the West Bank's area &quot;C&quot; are under threat of demolition, Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff, the European Union's representative to the West Bank and Gaza told reporters. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

EU diplomats visit West Bank school slated for demolition

By Jelal Hassan and Joseph Krauss - Associated Press

Istvan Szekeres, engineer of the Hungarian Oil and Gas Company (MOL) checks the receiving area of the Druzhba oil pipeline in the country's largest oil refinery in Szazhalombata, south of Budapest, Hungary, Jan. 9, 2007. Several countries in Europe dependent on Russian energy suffered another blow with confirmation Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, that oil shipments have stopped through a critical pipeline. Russian state pipeline operator Transneft said it halted shipments through the southern branch of the Druzhba oil pipeline, which flows through Ukraine to the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky, File)

Russian oil shipments to central Europe expected to resume

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European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson speaks with the media as she arrives for an emergency meeting of EU energy ministers in Brussels on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. European Union governments Tuesday neared an agreement on rationing natural gas this winter to protect against any further supply cuts by Russia. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

EU reaches deal to ration gas amid Russian cut-off fears

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In this handout photo released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Saturday, July 23, 2022, Russian Army special forces soldiers are seen on a mission at an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Hungarian diplomat pushes talks for swift end to Russia-Ukraine war

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Italian Premier Mario Draghi attends a debate at the Senate in Rome, Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Draghi was deciding Wednesday whether to confirm his resignation or reconsider appeals to rebuild his parliamentary majority after the populist 5-Star Movement triggered a crisis in the government by withholding its support. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Italy’s Draghi resigns after government implodes

By Nicole Winfield - Associated Press

Operators work at the Enagss regasification plant, the largest LNG plant in Europe, in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. The European Union’s plan to reduce the bloc’s gas use by 15% to prepare for a potential cutoff by Russia this winter has been met with sharp skepticism by Spain and Portugal, two governments that are usually big supporters of the bloc. Madrid and Lisbon on Thursday, July 21, 2022 said they would not support the initiative announced by European Commission Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)

Spain and Portugal reject EU plan to limit natural gas use

By Joseph Wilson - Associated Press

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen waits for the start of the weekly College of Commissioners meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. European Union Commissioners started to put the finishing touches early Wednesday on a drastic plan to make sure that any Russian cut off of its vast natural gas supplies to the bloc will not disrupt industries and send an additional chill through homes next winter. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Europe calls for energy cuts as it braces for Russian shutdown

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak attends a cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street, London, May 24, 2022. The contest to succeed British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has no single frontrunner but there are many prominent contenders. Sunak, the best-known of the Conservatives' potential leadership contenders, quit the government Tuesday, July 5. In a damning resignation letter, he wrote, “The public rightly expect government to be conducted properly, competently and seriously.&quot; (Daniel Leal/Pool via AP, File)

The contenders vying to succeed Johnson as next U.K. leader

By Sylvia Hui - Associated Press

Prime Minister of Estonia, Kaja Kallas speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Tallinn, Estonia, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. Kallas called European unity on the war in Ukraine “a negative surprise” for Russian President Vladimir Putin. Still, she told The Associated Press in an interview on Wednesday, one shouldn’t underestimate Moscow’s military capabilities, because “they are in this for the long haul.” (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Estonian PM reaches coalition deal for majority government

By Jari Tanner - Associated Press

An advertising billboard for an English language school depicts Britain's prime minister Boris Johnson, in Zagreb, Croatia, Feb. 6, 2020. Outgoing U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been the bane of Brussels for many years, from his days stoking anti-European Union sentiment with exaggerated newspaper stories to his populist campaign leading Britain out of the bloc and reneging on the post-Brexit trade deal he himself signed. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic, file)

For EU, Johnson exit won’t change much; damage already done

By Raf Casert and Samuel Petrequin - Associated Press

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks to media next to 10 Downing Street in London, Thursday, July 7, 2022. Johnson has agreed to resign, his office said Thursday, ending an unprecedented political crisis over his future that has paralyzed Britain's government. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

‘Them’s the breaks’ — Johnson stepping down as Britain’s leader

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times