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Illustration on Brexit by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Why Britain should just quit Europe

By Peter Morici

A woman held a photograph of a 1989 uprising victim while singing the national anthem along with others during a protest in Bucharest on Saturday. More than 1,000 Romanians have demanded more democracy. (Associated Press)

Romania fights corruption, civil rights accusations

By Vlad Odobescu - Special to The Washington Times

Opposition members of parliament hold banners against the government of Romanian Premier Viorica Dancila during a parliament session debating a no-confidence vote initiated by opposition parties in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018, with banners reading &quot;No emergency decrees&quot; and &quot;Resignation&quot;. The Social Democrat government is facing a no-confidence vote over a contentious judicial overhaul that opposition politicians say has harmed the rule of law and democracy in the European Union country. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Romania gov’t survives censure vote over judicial overhaul

By ALISON MUTLER - Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May speaking during Prime Minister's Questions at the House of Commons in London, Wednesday Dec. 19, 2018. Britain is due to leave the EU on March 29, but it remains unclear whether lawmakers will approve the divorce agreement negotiated with the bloc.(Mark Duffy/UK Parliament via AP)

The Latest: automakers group warns of no-deal Brexit danger

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Anti-Brexit demonstrators wave flags outside the houses of Parliament in London, Wednesday Dec. 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)

Bank of England warns of intensified Brexit uncertainties

By PAN PYLAS - Associated Press

An anti-Brexit demonstrator wears a mask bearing the stars of the European flag outside the houses of Parliament in London, Wednesday Dec. 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)

UK lawmakers head off on break with Brexit decision looming

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

Pro and anti Brexit demonstrators wave their placards and flags outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Tuesday Dec. 18, 2018. The British Cabinet was meeting Tuesday to discuss ramping up preparations for Britain's departure from the European Union without a deal, after Prime Minister Theresa May postponed Parliament's vote on her divorce agreement until mid-January. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

100 days to Brexit: EU, UK act to cushion no-deal chaos

By JILL LAWLESS and LORNE COOK - Associated Press

In this Feb. 5, 2018, file photo, plastic bottles and other plastics including a mop, lie washed up on the north bank of the River Thames in London. European Union officials agreed on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018, to ban some single-use plastics, such as disposable cutlery, plates and straws, in an effort to cut marine pollution. The measure will also affect plastic cotton buds, drink stirrers, balloon sticks, and single-use plastic and polystyrene food and beverage containers. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

European officials agree on ban of some single-use plastics

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EU communications hacked for years; thousands of diplomatic documents compromised: Report

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

European Commissioner for Euro and Social Dialogue Valdis Dombrovkis speaks during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018. The European Commission says it has reached an agreement with Italy to avert action over the country's budget plans, which the EU's executive arm had warned could break euro currency rules. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

US cybersecurity firm: Hackers stole EU diplomatic cables

By RAPHAEL SATTER - Associated Press

European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici pauses before speaking during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018. The European Commission says it has reached an agreement with Italy to avert action over the country's budget plans, which the EU's executive arm had warned could break euro currency rules. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

EU reaches deal with Italy on budget

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Kosovo president Hashim Thaci, center left, speaks during a Security Council Meeting at U.N. headquarters, Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, as Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, upper right, and others listen. The presidents of Serbia and Kosovo addressed the U.N. Security Council on Monday afternoon following Kosovo's decision to transform its existing 4,000-strong security force into a regular army and Serbia's threat of armed intervention. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

EU urges Kosovo to drop tariffs as political tensions mount

By LORNE COOK and LLAZAR SEMINI - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the UK Parliament, Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May delivers a speech in the House of Commons in London, Monday, Dec. 17, 2018. Prime Minister Theresa May said Monday that the postponed vote in Parliament on Britain's Brexit agreement with the European Union will be held the week of Jan. 14 — more than a month after it was originally scheduled and just 10 weeks before Britain leaves the EU. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP)

UK ramps up ‘no-deal’ Brexit preparations amid impasse

By JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA - Associated Press

A pro-Brexit demonstrator waves a placard with others outside the Houses of Parliament in London Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018. The British Cabinet was meeting Tuesday to discuss ramping up preparations for Britain's departure from the European Union without a deal, after Prime Minister Theresa May postponed Parliament's vote on her divorce agreement until mid-January. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

The Latest: 3,500 troops to be on standby if no-deal Brexit

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FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 19, 2018 file photo, Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj addresses the media during a news conference at the federal chancellery in Vienna, Austria. Haradinaj said on Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, that Kosovo feels betrayed by the European Union, which it aspires to join one day, because of the bloc’s delays on enacting visa-free travel for its citizens. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak, File)

Kosovo betrayed by EU on visa-free travel, premier says

Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, June 20, 2018 file photo, a man in a passing taxi shouts his disagreement at anti-Brexit, pro-EU supporters protesting backdropped by the Houses of Parliament in London. The divisions opened up by the 2016 referendum have not healed, but hardened, splitting Britain into two camps: leavers and remainers. Almost the only thing the two groups share is pessimism about the way Brexit is going. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

The Latest: Corbyn submits symbolic no-confidence motion

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Polish president signs bill reinstating Supreme Court judges

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Greek acting Foreign Minister Georgios Katrougalos (left) met earlier this month in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Mr. Katrougalos said Greece considers Russia to be one of the most important challenges of our time and hopes to reintegrate it in the European regional system of security. (Associated Press/File)

Georgios Katrougalos, Greece official, says U.S. relations hit high point

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Romania party boss calls rival’s comment on EU post treason

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British Prime Minister Theresa May walks by the Union flag and the EU flag as she departs a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels, Friday, Dec. 14, 2018. European Union leaders expressed deep doubts Friday that British Prime Minister Theresa May can live up to her side of their Brexit agreement and they vowed to step up preparations for a potentially-catastrophic no-deal scenario. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Brexit debate needs a change of tone, Anglican bishops say

By DANICA KIRKA - Associated Press