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FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, file photo, British Ambassador Kim Darroch hosts a National Economists Club event at the British Embassy in Washington. Darroch, who was British ambassador to the United States until leaked comments about Donald Trump ended his career in July 2019, says he’s not bitter about the way his career ended, and he tells his side of the story in a new memoir “Collateral Damage.” (AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz, File)

Ex-diplomat Darroch astounded by UK plan to break Brexit law

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020 file photo, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street to attend the weekly session of Prime Ministers Questions in Parliament in London. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has strongly defended his controversial plan to override sections of the Brexit deal that he negotiated with the European Union, arguing that the bloc has an “extreme” interpretation of the treaty that could jeopardize the future of the U.K. In a column Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020 in The Daily Telegraph, Johnson said the Internal Market Bill is required to end EU threats to impose a “blockade” in the Irish Sea that he argues could “carve up our country.” (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, file)

Boris Johnson defends Brexit change to avoid UK ‘carve-up’

By PAN PYLAS - Associated Press

From left to right, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, Cyprus President Nikos Anastasiadis, France's President Emmanuel Macron and Portugal's Prime Minister Antonio Costa attend a media conference after an emergency summit in Porticcio, Corsica island, Thursday Sept.10, 2020. Leaders of EU countries on the Mediterranean Sea are holding an emergency summit in Corsica on Thursday amid fears of open conflict with Turkey stemming from mounting tensions over oil and gas drilling. (Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP)

Turkey tells EU to stop ‘blindly’ backing Greece in standoff

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Migrants sleep on the roadside on the northeastern island of Lesbos, Greece, Friday, Sept. 11, 2020. The Greek government says thousands of migrants left homeless after fires gutted a sprawling refugee camp on the island of Lesbos will not be allowed to travel to mainland Greece. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Greece seeks shelter for thousands after refugee camp fire

By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS and VANGELIS PAPANTONIS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 3, 2020 file photo, a sign outside a pub reads: &quot;Wanted Customers&quot; in central London. The British economy recouped some further lost ground during July after a swath of coronavirus restrictions were lifted, official figures showed Friday Sept. 11, 2020. However, it still has to make up around half the output lost at the peak of the lockdown and now faces renewed risks related to Brexit. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, file)

UK inks trade deal with Japan just as EU talks sour

By PAN PYLAS - Associated Press

EU Chief negotiator Michel Barnier, center, is surrounded by delegates and pro-EU protesters as he arrives at the Westminster Conference Centre in London, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. U.K. and EU officials begin the eighth round of Brexit negotiations in London. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

EU, UK in urgent meeting on lawbreaking British Brexit plan

By Jill Lawless and Raf Casert - Associated Press

Danes tap migration envoy as EU eyes asylum system reforms

By JAN M. OLSEN - Associated Press

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a press statement at EU headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020. The European Union's executive commission has proposed European Commission vice-president Valdis Dombrovskis to take over the post of EU trade commissioner following the resignation of Ireland's Phil Hogan. (Aris Oikonomou, Pool Photo via AP)

Trade deal at risk as EU says UK must honor Brexit agreement

By JILL LAWLESS and RAF CASERT - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, June 5, 2020 file photo, European Union's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier gives a news conference after Brexit talks, in Brussels, Belgium. The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator said Monday Sept. 7, 2020, he is going to seek “clarification” from his counterpart in the U.K. over reports that the British government may be planning to renege on commitments made ahead of its departure from the bloc earlier this year. (Yves Herman, Pool Photo via AP, File)

Hopes muted as EU and UK talk again about post-Brexit ties

By PAN PYLAS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, June 26, 2020 file photo, European Council President Charles Michel, right, greets Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic prior to a meeting at the European Council building in Brussels. The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo committed Monday, Sept. 7, 2020 to European Union-brokered talks on normalizing their strained ties and appeared to play down the importance of a surprise announcement last week by U.S. President Donald Trump that they are beefing up economic cooperation. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys, Pool, File)

EU warns Serbia, Kosovo over Israel embassy move

By LORNE COOK - Associated Press

Fourth generation tour boat operator Michiel Michielsens drives his electric boat down a canal in Bruges, Belgium, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020. Europe’s leanest summer tourist season in history is starting to draw to a close, six months after the coronavirus hit the continent. COVID-19 might tighten its grip over the coming months, with losses piling up in the tens of billions of euros across the 27-nation European Union. In the Belgian city of Bruges, white swans instead of tourist boats rule the canals, hotels stand empty and museums count their losses. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Pandemic turns summer into European tourism’s leanest season

By RAF CASERT - Associated Press

FILE - In this file photo dated Monday, May 18, 2020, traffic moves along the M6 motorway near Birmingham, England. Trade associations representing British freight haulers and storage companies are asking for urgent talks with government leaders to allay concerns over preparations for Brexit, that may threaten supplies of critical goods caused by border controls and computer systems. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira, FILE)

Johnson says UK will quit Brexit talks if no deal by Oct 15

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

FILE - In this file photo dated Monday, May 18, 2020, traffic moves along the M6 motorway near Birmingham, England. Trade associations representing British freight haulers and storage companies are asking for urgent talks with government leaders to allay concerns over preparations for Brexit, that may threaten supplies of critical goods caused by border controls and computer systems. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira, FILE)

Freight firms warn of Brexit disruption amid UK-EU deadlock

By DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton shows a map of Europe as he talks to journalists during an online news conference at the EU headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020. Worried by an increasing dependency on the raw materials used to make smart phones, televisions and energy-saving lights, the European Union on Thursday launched a new strategy to secure access to rare earth minerals and reduce reliance on suppliers like Chile, China and South Africa. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, Pool)

EU unveils plan to secure raw materials, cut dependency

By LORNE COOK - Associated Press

Migrants from Afghanistan with their belongings, sit at central Victoria square in Athens, on Wednesday, Sep. 2, 2020. Greece's Shipping Minister says Greek authorities have managed to prevent the arrival of thousands of migrants seeking to enter Greece clandestinely by sea despite a recent lack of cooperation from the Turkish coast guard. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)

Minister: Over 10,000 migrants stopped from entering Greece

By ELENA BECATOROS - Associated Press

Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, right, and Algeria's Foreign Minister Sabri Boukadoum pose for photos before their talks, in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. (Cem Ozdel/Turkish Foreign Ministry via AP, Pool)

Turkey renews call for dialogue, sharing of resources in Med

By SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian left, and German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas attend the opening session of the French ambassadors to European countries in Paris, Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

France accuses UK of stalling in post-Brexit trade talks

By RAF CASERT and ANGELA CHARLTON - Associated Press

he Foreign Ministers of the European Union, Bogdan Aurescu (Romania, l-r), Urmas Reinsalu (Estonia), Nikos Christodoulides (Cyprus), Gordan Grlic Radman (Croatia), Edgars Rinkevics (Latvia), Ekaterina Zaharieva (Bulgaria), Arancha Gonzales Laya (Spain), Ivan Korcok (Slovakia), Josep Borrell (EU Foreign Affairs Commissioner), Pekka Haavisto (Finland), Jean-Yves Le Drian (France), Peter Szijjarto (Hungary), David McAllister (EU Member of Parliament), Evarist Bartolo (Malta), Heiko Maas (SPD, Germany), Jeppe Kofod (Denmark), Jean Asselborn (Luxembourg), Linas Antanas Linkevicius (Lithuania), Luigi Di Maio (Italy), Ann Linde (Sweden), Augusto Santos Silva (Portugal), Philippe Goffin (Belgium), Alexander Schallenberg (Austria), Tomas Petricek (Czech Republic), Anze Logar (Slovenia), Zbigniew Rau (Poland), Stef Blok (Netherlands), Nikos Dendias (Greece), and a few others have lined up for the family photo on the sidelines of the informal talks of the EU foreign ministers in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. The topics of the so-called Gymnich meeting include developments in Belarus and the dispute over natural gas in the eastern Mediterranean between Turkey and the EU states of Greece and Cyprus. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)

EU urges Turkey to stop drilling in Med, ponders sanctions

By LORNE COOK and GEIR MOULSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020 file photo, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, right, speaks with European Commissioner for Trade Phil Hogan prior to an extraordinary meeting of the EU college of commissioners at EU headquarters in Brussels. European Commissioner for Trade Phil Hogan tendered his resignation on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020 after becoming embroiled in controversy over a recent trip home to Ireland and questionable adherence to COVID-19 rules. His activities have come under fire back home amid allegations he skirted the rules other Irish citizens have had to adhere to. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

EU Commission chief says her team could face a reshuffle

By RAF CASERT - Associated Press

Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, right, and German counterpart Heiko Maas speak to the media after their talks, in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. Germany’s foreign minister appealed to NATO allies Greece and Turkey to deescalate military tensions in the eastern Mediterranean, warning Tuesday that “any spark, however small, could lead to a disaster.” (Fatih Aktas/Turkish Foreign Ministry via AP, Pool)

EU weighs options to pull Greece and Turkey back from brink

By LORNE COOK and GEIR MOULSON - Associated Press