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A Pro-Russian rebel prepares arms for the the assault on the positions of Ukrainian army in Donetsk airport, eastern Ukraine, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday called on Ukraine to immediately start talks on a political solution to the crisis in eastern Ukraine. Hours later, Ukraine said a border guard vessel operating in the Azov Sea was attacked by land-based forces. (AP Photo/Mstislav Chernov)

Ukraine economy at risk, may need another bailout

Juergen Baetz · September 2, 2014 3:26 pm

European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, center, holds the hands of Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, left, and Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini during a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014. European Union leaders have nominated Italy's Mogherini to become the 28-nation bloc's new foreign policy chief for the next five years. The EU leaders also elected Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk to succeed European Council President Herman Van Rompuy in December as EU summit chairman and behind-the-scenes broker of compromises among national leaders. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)

EU leaders pick Italian as bloc’s new top diplomat

Juergen Baetz · August 30, 2014 7:06 pm

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Tomasz Sikorski arrives holding a basket of apples to protest against Russia's ban on food imports, during an informal meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Ministers, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Aug. 29, 2014. European Union foreign ministers on Friday were set to weigh adopting a tougher stance on the Ukraine crisis amid increasing calls to beef up economic sanctions against Russia. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

EU ministers call for new sanctions against Russia

Juergen Baetz · August 29, 2014 7:12 pm

Italy, Poland vie for top EU foreign policy job

Juergen Baetz · August 1, 2014 3:29 pm

People walk past the headquarters of Russian Agricultural Bank in downtown Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, July 30, 2014. The European Union approved dramatically tougher economic sanctions Tuesday, July 29, against Russia, followed swiftly by a new round of U.S. penalties. Among the targets were three Russian banks: the Bank of Moscow, Russian Agricultural Bank and VTB Bank, Russia's second largest bank. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

EU identifies 5 Russian banks it is sanctioning

Juergen Baetz · July 31, 2014 5:06 pm

Eurozone inflation down again but ECB seen on hold

Juergen Baetz · July 31, 2014 2:00 pm

Sign reading 'Bank of Moscow" is installed on the headquarters of Russian Agricultural Bank in downtown Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, July 30, 2014. The European Union approved dramatically tougher economic sanctions Tuesday against Russia, followed swiftly by a new round of U.S. penalties. Among the targets were three Russian banks: the Bank of Moscow, Russian Agricultural Bank and VTB Bank, Russia's second largest bank. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

A look at the EU’s new sanctions against Russia

Juergen Baetz · July 30, 2014 8:24 pm

FILE - This undated 2010 file handout photo provided by AquaBounty Technologies shows two same-age salmon, a genetically modified salmon, rear, and a non-genetically modified salmon, foreground. Visions of chlorine-drenched chickens and the prospect of genetically modified "Frankenfood" invading dinner tables across the European Union are proving serious impediments to the signing of a sweeping free trade agreement between the United States and the 28-country bloc. (AP Photo/AquaBounty Technologies) NO SALES

US-EU trade talks sour amid chlorine chicken fears

Juergen Baetz · July 18, 2014 2:58 pm

EU horse-trading for bloc’s new top diplomat fails

Juergen Baetz · July 16, 2014 11:34 pm

In this Dec. 13, 2012 file photo, Luxembourg's Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker speaks during a media conference in Brussels. The incoming leader of Europeâs most powerful bureaucracy is a master of the backroom deal, and an outspoken and witty career politician who once advocated the right to lie in times of crisis.Jean-Claude Juncker, who was prime minister of Luxembourg for almost two decades, was a controversial pick as the 28-nation European Unionâs new chief executive, not least because the British government vociferously opposed him. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, file)

Witty dealmaker Juncker to be EU’s new CEO

Juergen Baetz · July 14, 2014 8:31 am

Italian Finance Minister Pier Carlo Padoan, right, greets Vice President of the European Commission Siim Kallas during a EU finance ministers meeting at the European Council building in Brussels, Tuesday, July 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Italy pledges reforms, brushes away debt discord

Juergen Baetz · July 8, 2014 11:06 am

Fraud, sex, post-it art: Google cuts search links

Juergen Baetz · July 3, 2014 6:57 pm