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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, walks by as British Prime Minister Theresa May, center left, speaks with Malta's Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, right, during a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday, June 22, 2017. European Union leaders are gathering for a two day summit to weigh measures in which to tackle terrorism and migration and to create closer defense ties. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

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EU leaders from second left, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite look across the room during a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday, June 22, 2017. European Union leaders are gathering for a two day summit to weigh measures in which to tackle terrorism and migration and to create closer defense ties. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, second right, speaks with French President Emmanuel Macron, left, and British Prime Minister Theresa May, right, during a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday, June 22, 2017. European Union leaders are gathering for a two day summit to weigh measures in which to tackle terrorism and migration and to create closer defense ties. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

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British Prime Minister Theresa May speaks with the media as she arrives for an EU summit at the Europa building in Brussels on Thursday, June 22, 2017. European Union leaders are gathering for a two day summit to weigh measures to tackle terrorism and migration and to create closer defense ties. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

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Environment ministers, European Union representatives and outreach partners pose for a family photo at the opening of a two-day G7 summit on the environment, in Bologna, Italy, Sunday, June 11, 2017. Front row from left; German Federal Minister for the Environment Barbara Hendricks, United States Environment Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt, Canada's Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, Italian Environment Minister Gian Luca Galletti, France's Environment expert Virginie Dumoulin, Britain's Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs minister Therese Coffey, Japanese Environment Minister Koichi Yamamoto. Back row from left; Maldives Environment Minister Thoriq Ibrahim, European Commissioner for Cimate, Miguel Arias Canete, Chile Environment Minister Marcelo Mena Carrasco, unidentified, Rwanda's Minister of Natural Resources Vincent Biruta and European Union Commissioner for the Environment Karmenu Vella (Giorgio Benvenuti/ANSA via AP)

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Illustration on the sate of the European Union by Daniel Marsula/Tribune Content Agency

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Macron and the Future of the European Union Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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A general view of Dover England with a mural by artist Banksy, at centre, showing a workman removing a star from the EU flag in Dover England on Monday May 8, 2017. The mural which appeared Sunday near the ferry terminal in Dover. The street artist Banksy has let the world know his take on Britain’s decision to leave the European Union. Banksy has created a large mural in the British port of Dover showing a workman chipping away one of the 12 stars on the EU flag. (Gareth Fuller/via AP)

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A man has a picture taken next to a mural by artist Banksy of a workman removing a star from the EU flag in Dover England on Monday May 8, 2017. The mural which appeared Sunday near the ferry terminal in Dover. The street artist Banksy has let the world know his take on Britain’s decision to leave the European Union. Banksy has created a large mural in the British port of Dover showing a workman chipping away one of the 12 stars on the EU flag. (Gareth Fuller/via AP)

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A view of a mural by artist Banksy of a workman removing a star from the EU flag in Dover England on Monday May 8, 2017. The mural which appeared Sunday near the ferry terminal in Dover. The street artist Banksy has let the world know his take on Britain’s decision to leave the European Union. Banksy has created a large mural in the British port of Dover showing a workman chipping away one of the 12 stars on the EU flag. (Gareth Fuller/via AP)

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Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa, third left, Malta's Prime Minster Joseph Muscat, left, France's President Francois Hollande, second left, Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, centre, Cyprus' President Nicos Anastasiades, second right, Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, right, and Italy's Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni, third right, meet in a round table during the southern European Union countries summit at the El Pardo palace, outside Madrid, Spain, Monday, April 10, 2017. The leaders of Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus and Malta are meeting near Madrid for a half-day summit to review negotiations regarding Britain's exit from the European Union. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

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From left, Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa, Malta's Prime Minster Joseph Muscat, France's President Francois Hollande, Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, Cyprus' President Nicos Anastasiades, Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Italy's Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni pose for the media during the southern European Union countries summit at the El Pardo palace, outside Madrid, Spain, Monday, April 10, 2017. The leaders of Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus and Malta are meeting near Madrid for a half-day summit to review negotiations regarding Britain's exit from the European Union. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

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European Union High Representative Federica Mogherini, right, and UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Greg O'Brien, left, address a media conference at an EU Syria conference at the Europa building in Brussels on Wednesday, April 5, 2017. The EU and other nations met Wednesday to discuss what will be needed to rebuild war-ravaged Syria. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

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European Union High Representative Federica Mogherini, center, Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khalid Al Hamad Al Sabah, right, and UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Greg O'Brien listen to questions from journalists during a media conference at an EU Syria conference at the Europa building in Brussels on Wednesday, April 5, 2017. The EU and other nations met Wednesday to discuss what will be needed to rebuild war-ravaged Syria. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

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Few have as much directly at stake in negotiations over Britain's exit from the European Union as the Gibraltarians. Last year, 95 percent of of them voted in favor of staying in the EU out of fear that they could be left at the mercy of Spanish designs to impose its sovereignty on "The Rock." (Associated Press/File)

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A copy of draft guidelines from the EU on the subject of Britain's invoking of Article 50 which were obtained by the Associated Press Friday March 31, 2017. The European Union softened its line on Britain's exit from the bloc Friday, with Council President Donald Tusk signaling some flexibility on allowing talks on a new relationship before the divorce proceedings are complete. (AP Photo/Sam Wells)

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EU Council President Donald Tusk holds British Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit letter which was delivered by Britain's permanent representative to the European Union Tim Barrow that gives notice of the UK's intention to leave the bloc under Article 50 of the EU's Lisbon Treaty, in Brussels, Belgium, Wednesday, March 29, 2017. Barrow hand-delivered the letter signed by Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May that will formally trigger the beginning of Britain's exit from the European Union. (Yves Herman/Pool Photo via AP)

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A pro-European Union membership supporter holds a European flag opposite Downing Street in central London, Wednesday, March 29, 2017. Britain will begin divorce proceedings from the European Union later on March 29, starting the clock on two years of intense political and economic negotiations that will fundamentally change both the nation and its European neighbours. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

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European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager speaks during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels on Monday, March 27, 2017. The European Union has approved the proposed merger of Dow Chemical and Du Pont, saying that the companies' commitments to divest businesses have addressed its concerns. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

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