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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a statement at EU headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. The European Commission announced on Tuesday that it has approved a new contract to secure another COVID-19 vaccine for Europeans. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys, Pool)

EU is willing to be “creative” to get a Brexit trade deal

By RAF CASERT - Associated Press

European Commissioner for Europe fit for the Digital Age Margrethe Vestager speaks during a media conference on European Data Governance at EU headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. (Stephanie Lecocq, Pool via AP)

EU plans new rules giving Europeans more control of data

By KELVIN CHAN - Associated Press

A worker waits as a truck pulls up to a temperature controlled warehouse at Swissport Pharma Center in Machelen, Belgium, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. Safely delivering COVID-19 vaccines, once approval has been made, will be the mission of the century for the global air cargo industry. The Swissport Pharma Center, which opened in Oct. 2019, has a state of the art temperature controlled warehouse space dedicated specifically to pharmaceutical shipments going out of Brussels airport. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

EU says first virus vaccinations possible by Christmas

By LORNE COOK and VIRGINIA MAYO - Associated Press

FILE - In this file photo dated Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, European Commission's Head of Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom Michel Barnier, centre, leaves the Conference Centre in London with unidentified members of his team. The Brexit trade negotiations have been suspended Thursday Nov. 19, 2020, at a crucial stage because an EU negotiator has tested positive for the coronavirus and EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier said that “we have decided to suspend the negotiations at our level for a short period.” (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, FILE)

EU, UK still have ‘fundamental’ differences in trade talks

By RAF CASERT - Associated Press

European Council President Charles Michel speaks during a press briefing ahead to a G20 online meeting in Brussels, Friday Nov. 20, 2020. (Olivier Hoslet, Pool Photo via AP)

EU invites Biden to patch up trans-Atlantic ties

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FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019 file photo, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, left, welcomes Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during official arrivals for a NATO leaders meeting at The Grove hotel and resort in Watford, Hertfordshire, England. The U.K. has signed an interim trade deal with Canada _ a rollover measure meant to cement the trading relationship as the government prepares of life outside the European Union. While Britain formally withdrew from the EU in January, it continues to trade with other countries under the bloc’s umbrella during a transition period that is scheduled to end Dec. 31. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)

UK signs trade deal with Canada to prepare for Brexit

By DANICA KIRKA - Associated Press

Bulgaria is latest block in North Macedonia’s bid to join EU

By VESELIN TOSKOV - Associated Press

Human remains found in a southern Serbian mine

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FILE - In this file photo dated Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, European Commission's Head of Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom Michel Barnier, centre, leaves the Conference Centre in London with unidentified members of his team. The Brexit trade negotiations have been suspended Thursday Nov. 19, 2020, at a crucial stage because an EU negotiator has tested positive for the coronavirus and EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier said that “we have decided to suspend the negotiations at our level for a short period.” (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, FILE)

EU gives upbeat assessment of state of Brexit trade talks

By RAF CASERT and JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2019, file photo a sign is shown on a Google building at their campus in Mountain View, Calif. The European Court of Auditors, which has examined the EU's enforcement of competition rules over the past decade, says antitrust investigations have taken too long, dulling their effectiveness. Google is currently appealing a 2.4 billion euro ($2.9 billion) antitrust fine levied in 2017 that stems from an investigation into its shopping search results that began a decade ago.(AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, FILE)

EU auditors: Antitrust probes too slow to curb tech giants

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Britain's chief negotiator David Frost, center, removes his face mask to talk to the media as he arrives for Brexit talks with EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier in Brussels, Monday, Nov. 16, 2020. Britain and the EU say any post-Brexit trade deal must be agreed upon by mid-November so it can be ratified by the end of the year, but the negotiations remain stuck on key issues like fishing rights and competition rules. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Brexit trade negotiations suspended because of COVID-19 case

By RAF CASERT and JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2020, file photo, demonstrators protest against Poland's government's efforts to control the court system in front of the Supreme Court in Warsaw, Poland. The European Union still hasn't completely sorted out its messy post-divorce relationship with Britain — but it has already been plunged into another major crisis. This time the 27-member union is being tested as Poland and Hungary block passage of its budget for the next seven years and an ambitious package aimed at rescuing economies ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, File)

EU hit by new crisis, this time over money and values

By JUSTIN SPIKE and VANESSA GERA - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2020, file photo, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen removes her face mask as she arrives to give a statement at the EU headquarters in Brussels. The European Union still hasn't completely sorted out its messy post-divorce relationship with Britain — but it has already been plunged into another major crisis. This time the 27-member union is being tested as Poland and Hungary block passage of its budget for the next seven years and an ambitious package aimed at rescuing economies ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic. (Kenzo Tribouillard, Pool Photo via AP, File)

EU leaders fail to solve political fight blocking big budget

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and RAF CASERT - Associated Press

European Commission Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis speaks during an online news conference at the EU headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. (Johanna Geron, Pool Photo via AP)

EU: Brexit trade talks still have ‘substantial work’ ahead

By RAF CASERT - Associated Press

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen removes her face mask as she arrives to give a statement at the EU headquarters in Brussels, Monday, Nov. 16, 2020. (Kenzo Tribouillard, Pool Photo via AP)

EU Commission recommends wide use of rapid COVID-19 tests

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN - Associated Press

Hungary sticks to veto of EU budget over rule-of-law issue

By JUSTIN SPIKE - Associated Press

German Minister of State for European Affairs Michael Roth, left on a screen, talks during a news conference with European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic, right, and European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders following a video European Affairs Ministers meeting at the European Council headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. With the European Union on the verge of an embarrassing crisis, EU officials and a large majority of member states urged Poland and Hungary on Tuesday to lift their veto on the adoption of huge money package that threatens to derail the bloc's efforts to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. (Olivier Hoslet/Pool Photo via AP)

Bulgaria blocks North Macedonia’s EU accession talks

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EU urges Poland, Hungary to sign up to big money budget

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and VANESSA GERA - Associated Press

Former prime minister Maia Sandu prepares to cast her vote in the country's presidential election runoff in Chisinau, Moldova, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. Moldovans returned to the polls Sunday for the second round of voting in the country's presidential election, facing a choice between the staunchly pro-Russian incumbent Igor Dodon, and his popular pro-Western challenger, former prime minister Maia Sandu. (AP Photo/Roveliu Buga)

Pro-Western candidate wins Moldovan presidential election

By CORNELIU RUSNAC - Associated Press

Britain's chief negotiator David Frost, center, removes his face mask to talk to the media as he arrives for Brexit talks with EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier in Brussels, Monday, Nov. 16, 2020. Britain and the EU say any post-Brexit trade deal must be agreed upon by mid-November so it can be ratified by the end of the year, but the negotiations remain stuck on key issues like fishing rights and competition rules. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

EU, UK enter tension-filled week seeking post-Brexit deal

By RAF CASERT and JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press