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Cars drive past billboards of Portuguese Prime Minister and Socialist Party leader Antonio Costa, left, and Left Bloc leader Catarina Martins, in Lisbon, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019. Portugal will hold a general election on Oct. 6 in which voters will choose members of the next Portuguese parliament. Slogan on the Socialist's billboard reads in Portuguese, &quot;It's your vote that decides&quot;. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Elections mark out Portugal as European political curiosity

By BARRY HATTON - Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street to attend Parliament in London, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019. The U.K. offered the European Union a proposed last-minute Brexit deal on Wednesday that it said represents a realistic compromise for both sides, as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged the bloc to hold &quot;rapid negotiations towards a solution&quot; after years of wrangling. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Court papers say UK’s Johnson would seek delay if no deal

By GREGORY KATZ - Associated Press

Former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams speaks during a meeting in Dundalk, at the border between Britain's Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland that is inside Europe, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019. Irish republicans believe the prospects of reunification of the island of Ireland are stronger than ever in the wake of the U.K.’s recent Brexit proposals, and Gerry Adams said &quot;There is going to be a referendum on Irish unity,” during the public meeting Thursday night. (AP Photo/David Keyton)

U.K. Brexit plans stir talk of Irish unity among activists

By David Keyton - Associated Press

A construction worker works outside European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Friday, Oct. 4, 2019. British Brexit negotiator David Frost is continuing technical negotiations at EU headquarters on Friday, seeking ways to find a breakthrough in the stalled UK-EU divorce negotiations. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

The Latest: NGOs give helping hand to Brit expats in Cyprus

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Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar grimaces during a press conference with Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven in Stockholm, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019. (Henrik Montgomery/TT News Agency via AP)

More Brexit questions than answers as Oct. 31 deadline nears

By RAF CASERT and GREGORY KATZ - Associated Press

Rescued migrants sit ona coast guard boat in the city of Khoms, around 120 kilometers (75 miles) east of Tripoli, Libya, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Hazem Ahmed)

Aid ship captain slams EU for outsourcing migrant rescues

By LORNE COOK - Associated Press

Migrants wearing thermal blankets wait for transport following a rescue operation by a Frontex patrol vessel at the port of Skala Sikamias, on the Greek island of Lesbos, early Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019. Migrants most from Afghanistan were rescued by a Frontex patrol vessel as they were trying to cross a part of the Aegean sea, from Turkey to Greece, on a plastic boat. More than 12,000 people — more than four times the site's capacity — are currently housed in the camp of Moria on Lesbos island and just outside its perimeter following a spike in migrant arrivals over the summer. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Greece: EU members refusing refugees should be sanctioned

By DEREK GATOPOULOS and SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

The Latest: French wine exporters rue ‘hostages’ to US

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In this handout photo provided by the House of Commons, leader of Britain's Labour party Jeremy Corbyn speaks in Parliament in London, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. An unrepentant Prime Minister Boris Johnson brushed off cries of “Resign!” and dared the political opposition to try to topple him Wednesday at a raucous session of Parliament, a day after Britain’s highest court ruled he acted illegally in suspending the body ahead of the Brexit deadline. (Jessica Taylor/House of Commons via AP)

The Latest: EU’s Tusk “unconvinced” about UK Brexit proposal

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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson delivers his Leader's speech at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, England, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019. Britain's ruling Conservative Party is holding its annual party conference. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Boris Johnson to bring new Brexit plan to U.K. Parliament

By Gregory Katz - Associated Press

In this June 18, 2015 file photo, an Airbus A380 takes off for its demonstration flight at the Paris Air Show, in Le Bourget airport, north of Paris. The World Trade Organization says the United States can impose tariffs on up to $7.5 billion worth of goods from the European Union as retaliation for illegal subsidies to European plane-maker Airbus — a record award from the trade body. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

EU looks to retaliate against U.S. with new tariffs

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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson prepares his keynote speech, that he is due to deliver to delegates at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester, England, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. Johnson is scheduled to deliver his keynote speech to the party's annual conference on Wednesday. (Stefan Rousseau/Pool via AP)

U.K. to send Brexit deal ‘final offer’ to a skeptical EU

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

People queue to enter Manchester Central Convention Centre, where Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson will later deliver the Leaders's speech at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, England, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019. Britain's ruling Conservative Party is holding their annual party conference. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

The Latest: EU Parliament’s Brexit official cautious on plan

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European Commissioner designate for Trade Phil Hogan answers questions during his hearing at the European Parliament in Brussels, Monday, Sept. 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

The Latest: US plans tariffs on EU cheese, wine, aircraft

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European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmstrom speaks during a media conference after an informal lunch of EU trade ministers at the Europa building in Brussels, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. The World Trade Organization ruled in May that Europe illegally subsidized Airbus, hurting U.S. competitor Boeing. The WTO is set shortly to allow President Donald Trump to slap tariffs worth billions of euros on European products, including wine, cheese and olives, in response. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

EU makes appeal to US: let’s avoid another tariff war

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WTO says U.S. can slap $7.5B in tariffs on EU goods for Airbus case

By Jamey Keaten - Associated Press

‘Backstop’ explained: Irish border issue halting Brexit deal

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A little boy looks at police from aboard the Ocean Viking in the Mediterranean Sea, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019. He was among 182 people aboard the Ocean Viking rescued in the Mediterranean Sea north of Libya. (AP Photo/Renata Brito

4 EU nations seek endorsement for ‘fast-track’ migrant plan

By LORNE COOK and SABINA NIKSIC - Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives for interviews at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, England, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

The Latest: French minister: No-deal Brexit most likely

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A motorway overhead matrix sign on the M3 motorway warms motorists about possible changes to EU freight papers, near Camberley, south-east England, Monday Sept. 30, 2019. Uncertainty persists over Britain's Brexit split from the European Union bloc, although Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson has vowed that Britain will leave on the scheduled date of Oct. 31, with or without a deal. (Steve Parsons/PA via AP)

Moment of truth: UK to submit ‘final offer’ for Brexit deal

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press