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"I know that despite our heavy political calendar this year, Europe is ready to make that commitment," European Union Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht says about the proposed free trade treaty. "And I have every confidence that the U.S. will join us." (Associated Press)

EU optimistic for free trade deal

By Meghan Drake - The Washington Times

"For the very first time, we have learned to live with what we have," Greek Ambassador Christos P. Panagopoulos said. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Greece seeks debt relief with rare budget surplus, Ambassador Panagopoulos says

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

** FILE ** This undated file photo provided by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction shows Dennis McGuire. In Ohio, in January 2014, McGuire took 26 minutes to die after a previously untested mix of chemicals began flowing into his body, gasping repeatedly as he lay on a gurney. (AP Photo/Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, File)

Europe at origin of chronic U.S. execution dilemma

By Juergen Baetz - Associated Press

Illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

CODEVILLA: Lessons from Swiss immigration vote

By Angelo M. Codevilla

Illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

TAUBE: Big brother’s new toy car

By Michael Taube

RAHN: Russian meddling in Ukraine could trigger financial turmoil

By Richard W. Rahn

In this photo taken Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014 members of the opening committee perform during the opening of the Ball de Pharmacy at the Hofburg palace in Vienna, Austria. Just when it seemed that Austria survived the Eurocrisis unscathed, austerity has hit _ in the form of a tax on sekt, the country’s version of champagne. At less than one euro a bottle, the planned levy pales in severity compared to the hardships imposed on citizens of other EU nations worst hit by the past five years of economic meltdown, It is also only one of several tax hikes that will see Austrians also paying more for luxury cars and tobacco products as of next month _ yet it seems to be causing the most furor. (AP Photo/Hans Punz)

Tax on Austrian bubbly irks Vienna’s upper crust

By GEORGE JAHN - Associated Press

U.S. Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland, center, gestures as she and U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt, right, walk through the Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013. Top Western diplomats headed to Kiev Tuesday to try to defuse a standoff between President Viktor Yanukovych's government and thousands of demonstrators, following a night in which police in riot gear dismantled protesters' encampments outside government buildings. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)

State Dept. caught on tape saying ‘F*** the E.U.’; Russian bugging suspected

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: EU wise to court Ukraine?

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks during an interview with Germany's ARD television in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Friday, Aug. 29, 2008. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia will not be isolated over its conduct in Georgia and warned the Europe not to "serve" the United States. He also stressed Russia does not fear any Western sanctions, saying that if forced to choose between life and sausage, "we choose life." (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Pool)

Russia slams West’s support for Ukraine opposition

Associated Press

"My aim is to make sure that energy remains affordable for households and companies," says Gunther Oettinger, energy commissioner for the European Commission. Leaders in the European Union are revamping their approach to climate change because higher energy costs have not sit well with consumers in a struggling economy. (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: European Union cooling to global-warming energy costs

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

"My aim is to make sure that energy remains affordable for households and companies," says Gunther Oettinger, energy commissioner for the European Commission. Leaders in the European Union are revamping their approach to climate change because higher energy costs have not sit well with consumers in a struggling economy. (Associated Press)

Ambitious climate change goals too costly for EU

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Taking harder line with Putin

The Washington Times

European Union says it’s suspending some sanctions following nuclear agreement with Iran

Associated Press

An elderly protestor prepares to throw a stone, during clashes with police, in central Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. Protesters erected barricades from charred vehicles and other materials in central Kiev as the sound of stun grenades were heard in the freezing air as police tried to quell anti-government street protests. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Amid clashes, unclear roadmap for peace in Kiev

By Maria Danilova - Associated Press

European Commissioner for Competition Joaquin Almunia gestures while speaking during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. The European Union's antitrust watchdog says it has opened an investigation on licensing agreements between several major U.S. film studios and European pay TV broadcasters. Its probe covers Twentieth Century Fox, Warner Bros., Sony Pictures, NBCUniversal and Paramount Pictures. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

EU antitrust body probes US film studio contracts

By JUERGEN BAETZ - Associated Press

The speed limit at the Third Street Tunnel, normally 45 mph, was marked 40 mph for a work zone. Although the work zone seems to be gone, the speed limits have not been readjusted. A police officer who was nabbed by one of the cameras is demanding a second look at thousands of tickets issued. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

EDITORIAL: Fleeing the nanny

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

** FILE ** In this Aug. 4, 2010, file photo, cinnamon rolls are sold at a bakery in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration recently found that Danish bakers use more cinnamon in their pastry than the recommended limits set by the EU. (AP Photo/POLFOTO, Per Folkver, file)

Cinnamon regulations from EU rankle Danish pastry chefs

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

CARUSO: Driving off Russian aggression with U.S. natural gas

By Guy Caruso