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Valdis Dombrovskis, Vice-President of the EU Commission, speaks at a press conference in Berlin, Germany, following the informal talks of the EU Trade Ministers on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. (Bernd von Jutrczenka/Pool via AP)

WTO says EU can put tariffs on $4 billion of US goods

By JAMEY KEATEN - Associated Press

Cypriot Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides, left, speaks with European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, second right, during a meeting of European Union foreign ministers at the European Council building in Luxembourg, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. European Union foreign ministers were weighing Monday whether to impose sanctions on Russian officials and organizations blamed for the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny with a Soviet-era nerve agent. (Jean-Christophe Verhaegen, Pool via AP)

EU to slap sanctions on Russia officials over Navalny attack

By LORNE COOK - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, March 16, 2020 file photo, a German police officer checks authorization for a woman to enter Germany at the German-France border in Kehl, Germany. European Union countries are set to adopt a common traffic light system to coordinate traveling across the 27-nation bloc, but a return to a full freedom of movement in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic remains far from reach. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias, File)

EU nations set to adopt common travel rules amid pandemic

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN - Associated Press

Construction takes place backdropped by the spire of St Mary's Church, of which parts date back to the 12th century, on a post-Brexit customs clearance border post facility on land that was previously a field between the villages of Mersham and Sevington in the county of Kent, south east England, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. In the corner of Britain known as the Garden of England, Brexit is literally taking concrete form. Diggers, dump trucks and cement mixers are transforming a field in the village of Sevington into a customs clearance depot with room for up to 2,000 trucks. It's part of Britain's new border with the European Union, and no one asked the locals for their permission. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

English villages wake up to find they’re Brexit’s new border

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

In this photo taken from a video published by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on his Instagram account, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny walks down stairs in a hospital in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020. (Navalny Instagram via AP) ** FILE **

EU foreign ministers back plan to sanction Russia over Alexei Navalny poisoning: Report

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Chief EU negotiator Michel Barnier makes a phone call as he leaves the chancellery following a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Oct. 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Yet another Brexit deadline looms; trade talks in rut

By RAF CASERT - Associated Press

EU official touts extra billions for Western Balkans

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EU says that no-deal Brexit becoming ever more likely

By RAF CASERT - Associated Press

EU at risk of missing plastic recycling targets

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN - Associated Press

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives for an EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Friday, Oct. 2, 2020. European Union leaders will be assessing relations with China during their final day of a summit meeting which already saw bruising talks on foreign affairs issues. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys, Pool)

EU court rules against Hungary’s Orban over Soros university

By RAF CASERT - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, wearing a face mask to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, inspects a military honour guard at the parliament, in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020. Turkey's government is being accused of hiding the true extent of the country's coronavirus outbreak after the health minister revealed that the daily COVID-19 figures published by his ministry reflect only patients with symptoms and not all positive cases. (Turkish Presidency via AP. Pool)

EU lashes out at Turkey over rule of law, rights, freedoms

By LORNE COOK - Associated Press

EU unveils 9 billion euro investment plan for the Balkans

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EU court: phone spying only OK for serious national threats

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020 file photo, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, takes off her protective mask prior to making a statement regarding the Withdrawal Agreement at EU headquarters in Brussels. European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen says she has placed herself in isolation after being in contact with a person infected with the coronavirus. (Johanna Geron, Pool via AP)

EU top official self-isolating after contact with virus case

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Cars and trucks drive on a highway before sunrise in Frankfurt, Germany, Friday, Oct. 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Inflation slump in Europe could presage more stimulus

By DAVID McHUGH - Associated Press

European Commission Vice-President Margrethe Vestager, left, and European Innovation Commissioner Mariya Gabriel participate in a media conference on the digital education action plan at EU headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020. (Olivier Hoslet, Pool via AP)

EU proposes extending relaxed state aid rules until June

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, center, departs an EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Friday, Oct. 2, 2020. European Union leaders met to address a series of foreign affairs issues ranging from Belarus to Turkey and tensions in the eastern Mediterranean. (AP Photo/John Thys, Pool)

Belarus, Russia announce retaliatory sanctions against EU

By YURAS KARMANAU - Associated Press

Hungary sharply criticizes EU Commission after report

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A EU supporter waves a flag in front of parliament in London, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020. The ninth round of trade talks between the EU and Britain have started in Brussels as the two sides continue to clash over the controversial UK Internal Market Bill. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

EU takes legal action against UK over planned Brexit bill

By Raf Casert and Jill Lawless - Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, speaks with from right, Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, Belgium's new Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and European Council President Charles Michel during a round table meeting at an EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020. European Union leaders are meeting to address a series of foreign affairs issues ranging from Belarus to Turkey and tensions in the eastern Mediterranean. (Olivier Hoslet, Pool via AP)

De Croo sworn in as Belgian premier, rushes to EU summit

By RAF CASERT - Associated Press