EU avoided chaos, explored new paths in turbulent 2020 year

BRUSSELS (AP) — Between the specter of Brexit, the coronavirus pandemic and a new leadership team facing a budget battle and bitterness over immigration, the European Union looked set to remember 2020 as an “annus horribilis.” Instead, a last-minute trade deal with the United Kingdom coupled with the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines produced a sense of success for the 27-nation bloc and brought glimmers of hope to the EU’s 450 million residents. After months of chaotic negoti