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            <title><![CDATA[Euro area interest]]><![CDATA[ rates stable]]></title>
            <link>http://www.ecb.int/press/pr/date/2012/html/pr120209.en.html</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[<p>The European Central Bank ]]><![CDATA[keeps the interest rates on the ]]><![CDATA[main refinancing operations, the]]><![CDATA[ marginal lending facility and t]]><![CDATA[he deposit facility at 1%, 1.75%]]><![CDATA[ and 0.25% respectively.</p>]]></description>
            <category>Euro</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[C]]><![CDATA[onsultation on financial conglom]]><![CDATA[erate regulation]]></title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/financial-conglomerates/docs/info-letter/022012_en.pdf</link>
            <guid>http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/financial-conglomerates/docs/info-letter/022012_en.pdf</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[<p>The Commission is seeking]]><![CDATA[ views on how financial conglome]]><![CDATA[rates are regulated. The results]]><![CDATA[ will feed into a review report ]]><![CDATA[on their supervision, due for au]]><![CDATA[tumn. The deadline for comments ]]><![CDATA[is 19 April 2012.</p>]]></description>
            <category>Economy, finance and tax</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Implants: EU countri]]><![CDATA[es urged to tighten controls for]]><![CDATA[ medical devices]]></title>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/12/119&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[<p>Commission call]]><![CDATA[s for immediate action to increa]]><![CDATA[se surveillance and restore cons]]><![CDATA[umer confidence. A revision of t]]><![CDATA[he current EU rules on medical d]]><![CDATA[evices will be tabled before the]]><![CDATA[ summer.</p>]]></description>
            <category>Environment, consumers and health</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[EFSA report on likel]]><![CDATA[y scenarios of Schmallenberg vir]]><![CDATA[us]]></title>
            <link>http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/supporting/doc/241e.pdf</link>
            <guid>http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/supporting/doc/241e.pdf</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[<p>The EU’s Food Safet]]><![CDATA[y Authority provides scenarios o]]><![CDATA[n how the virus, that has recent]]><![CDATA[ly infected sheep, cattle and go]]><![CDATA[ats in five member countries, co]]><![CDATA[uld develop. More data will be n]]><![CDATA[eeded to assess the impact.</p>]]></description>
            <category>Food and food safety</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Decommissionin]]><![CDATA[g of nuclear plants faces €2.5bn]]><![CDATA[ funding shortfall]]></title>
            <link>http://eca.europa.eu/portal/pls/portal/docs/1/11938736.PDF</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[<p>The European Court of A]]><![CDATA[uditors says the Commission shou]]><![CDATA[ld provide an overall financing ]]><![CDATA[plan to tackle the shortfall fac]]><![CDATA[ing Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slov]]><![CDATA[akia. The EU has already provide]]><![CDATA[d €2.85bn.</p>]]></description>
            <category>EU affairs</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sahel reg]]><![CDATA[ion: Commission scales up humani]]><![CDATA[tarian aid to €123.5m]]></title>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/12/107&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[<p>The additi]]><![CDATA[onal funding will help five coun]]><![CDATA[tries - Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali]]><![CDATA[, Mauritania and Niger - deal wi]]><![CDATA[th the looming food crisis. Some]]><![CDATA[ 12 million people are at risk o]]><![CDATA[f hunger.</p>]]></description>
            <category>External relations and foreign affairs</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[New EU rules o]]><![CDATA[n organic wine agreed]]></title>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/12/113&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[<p>Starting f]]><![CDATA[rom the 2012 harvest, producers ]]><![CDATA[can use the term “organic wine” ]]><![CDATA[on their labels. The new rules c]]><![CDATA[over wine-making practices and s]]><![CDATA[trengthen the position of EU org]]><![CDATA[anic wines internationally.</p>]]></description>
            <category>Agriculture</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[European Foundation Sta]]><![CDATA[tute to support causes across th]]><![CDATA[e EU]]></title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/company/docs/eufoundation/proposal_en.pdf</link>
            <guid>http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/company/docs/eufoundation/proposal_en.pdf</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[<p]]><![CDATA[>The proposal foresees a statute]]><![CDATA[ to reduce costs and simplify cr]]><![CDATA[oss-border activities for nation]]><![CDATA[al public benefit purpose founda]]><![CDATA[tions through a single European ]]><![CDATA[legal form, recognised across th]]><![CDATA[e bloc.<a href="http://ec.europa]]><![CDATA[.eu/internal_market/company/docs]]><![CDATA[/eufoundation/proposal_en.pdf"><]]><![CDATA[/a></p>]]></description>
            <category>Economy, finance and tax</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[EU]]><![CDATA[ and Greenland agree on new fish]]><![CDATA[eries partnership]]></title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/news_and_events/press_releases/2012/20120206/index_en.htm</link>
            <guid>http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/news_and_events/press_releases/2012/20120206/index_en.htm</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[<]]><![CDATA[p>The three year protocol enters]]><![CDATA[ into force on 1 January 2013 an]]><![CDATA[d foresees that Greenland provid]]><![CDATA[es the EU with a total fishing o]]><![CDATA[pportunity of 85,765 tonnes in r]]><![CDATA[eturn for €17.8m annually.</p>]]></description>
            <category>Fisheries</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[EU makes progress in innov]]><![CDATA[ation, but growth slowing]]></title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/innovation/facts-figures-analysis/innovation-scoreboard/index_en.htm</link>
            <guid>http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/innovation/facts-figures-analysis/innovation-scoreboard/index_en.htm</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[<p>The 2011 inn]]><![CDATA[ovation scoreboard shows improve]]><![CDATA[d performance in almost all coun]]><![CDATA[tries. The EU still has not clos]]><![CDATA[ed gaps with the US, Japan and S]]><![CDATA[outh Korea. The largest gap is i]]><![CDATA[n private sector innovation.</p>]]></description>
            <category>Science and technology</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[EU and US r]]><![CDATA[esolve anti-dumping trade disput]]><![CDATA[e]]></title>
            <link>http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/press/index.cfm?id=775</link>
            <guid>http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/press/index.cfm?id=775</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[<p>The two sides ]]><![CDATA[signed a roadmap on what the US ]]><![CDATA[must do to comply with WTO rules]]><![CDATA[ on future calculations of dutie]]><![CDATA[s. No EU exporter should be affe]]><![CDATA[cted by the calculation practice]]><![CDATA[ of “zeroing” in the future.</p>]]></description>
            <category>External relations and foreign affairs</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Commission approves extensi]]><![CDATA[on of bank support in Greece]]></title>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEX/12/0206&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[<p]]><![CDATA[>The bank support measures will ]]><![CDATA[be extended until 30 June. The s]]><![CDATA[tate aid package includes recapi]]><![CDATA[talisation measures, liquidity m]]><![CDATA[easures and guarantees.</p>]]></description>
            <category>Economy, finance and tax</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Romania’s econ]]><![CDATA[omic programme on track]]></title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/articles/financial_operations/2012-02-05-romania-review_en.htm </link>
            <guid>http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/articles/financial_operations/2012-02-05-romania-review_en.htm </guid>
            <description><![CDATA[<p>]]><![CDATA[Review by the World Bank, the Co]]><![CDATA[mmission and the IMF finds the c]]><![CDATA[ountry has made good progress, b]]><![CDATA[ut must continue with prudent ec]]><![CDATA[onomic policies and accelerated ]]><![CDATA[structural reforms.</p>]]></description>
            <category>Economy, finance and tax</category>
            <pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Competition: decis]]><![CDATA[ions from 30 January to 3 Februa]]><![CDATA[ry 2012]]></title>
            <link>http://europa.eu/news/economy/2012/02/20120203_en.htm</link>
            <guid>http://europa.eu/news/economy/2012/02/20120203_en.htm</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[<p>Among other ]]><![CDATA[decisions this week, the Commiss]]><![CDATA[ion blocked the proposed merger ]]><![CDATA[between Deutsche Börse and NYSE ]]><![CDATA[Euronext, two of the largest sto]]><![CDATA[ck exchanges in the world.</p>]]></description>
            <category>Economy, finance and tax</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[An improved]]><![CDATA[ treaty but more needed on growt]]><![CDATA[h]]></title>
            <link>http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/content/20120126FCS36314/2/html/An-improved-treaty-but-more-needed-on-growth</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[<p>The ]]><![CDATA[newly-agreed governance treaty w]]><![CDATA[as largely unnecessary to emerge]]><![CDATA[ from the crisis. It must be mad]]><![CDATA[e consistent with the economic g]]><![CDATA[overnance "six pack", and backed]]><![CDATA[ by immediate measures to addres]]><![CDATA[s the Eurozone's short-term cons]]><![CDATA[traints, said Parliament in a re]]><![CDATA[solution.</p>]]></description>
            <category>EU explained</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ESMA lau]]><![CDATA[nches credit rating agencies dat]]><![CDATA[abase]]></title>
            <link>http://www.esma.europa.eu/news/ESMA-makes-available-data-past-performances-credit-rating-agencies?t=326&amp;o=home</link>
            <guid>http://www.esma.europa.eu/news/ESMA-makes-available-data-past-performances-credit-rating-agencies?t=326&amp;o=home</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[<p>The European Securities and ]]><![CDATA[Markets Authority’s Central Rati]]><![CDATA[ng Repository allows investors t]]><![CDATA[o assess the performance and rel]]><![CDATA[iability of the 15 agencies regi]]><![CDATA[stered or certified in the EU.</]]><![CDATA[p>]]></description>
            <category>Economy, finance and tax</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Call fo]]><![CDATA[r in-depth study into faulty bre]]><![CDATA[ast implants]]></title>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/12/96&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[<p>The Commission asks f]]><![CDATA[or further scientific study on t]]><![CDATA[he potential health impact of th]]><![CDATA[e implants. It will also look at]]><![CDATA[ how to adapt current legislatio]]><![CDATA[n and discuss reinforcing survei]]><![CDATA[llance with EU countries.</p>]]></description>
            <category>Environment, consumers and health</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Gal]]><![CDATA[ileo satellite navigation servic]]><![CDATA[es on track for 2014]]></title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=5738&amp;lang=en</link>
            <guid>http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=5738&amp;lang=en</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[<p>Three new con]]><![CDATA[tracts signed with OHB System, A]]><![CDATA[rianspace and Astrium ensures th]]><![CDATA[e EU’s global navigation system ]]><![CDATA[becomes operational on time and ]]><![CDATA[within budget.</p>]]></description>
            <category>Space</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[MEPs veto ]]><![CDATA[new food labelling rules]]></title>
            <link>http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+TA+P7-TA-2012-0022+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN&amp;language=EN</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[<p>The P]]><![CDATA[arliament believes the Commissio]]><![CDATA[n’s proposal could confuse or mi]]><![CDATA[slead consumers. It would have a]]><![CDATA[llowed new “percentage less” cla]]><![CDATA[ims on sugar, salt and fat conte]]><![CDATA[nt.</p>]]></description>
            <category>Environment, consumers and health</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[European Stability Mechan]]><![CDATA[ism treaty signed]]></title>
            <link>http://www.consilium.europa.eu/homepage/showfocus?lang=en&amp;focusID=79757</link>
            <guid>http://www.consilium.europa.eu/homepage/showfocus?lang=en&amp;focusID=79757</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[<]]><![CDATA[p>The new treaty to create a Eur]]><![CDATA[opean Stability Mechanism (ESM) ]]><![CDATA[was signed on 2 February by the ]]><![CDATA[eurozone countries' ambassadors ]]><![CDATA[in Brussels.</p>]]></description>
            <category>Euro</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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