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        <title>EUROPA - Newsroom - Press releases and statements on agriculture, food and fisheries</title>
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        <link>http://europa.eu/newsroom/press-releases/agriculture-fisheries-food/index_en.htm</link>
        <pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>EU, US, Canada launch Atlantic Ocean research alliance</title>
            <description><![CDATA[European Commission Press release Brussels, 24 May 2013 The European Union, the United States and Canada today agreed to join forces on Atlantic Ocean research. The agreement focuses on aligning the ocean observation efforts of the three partners.]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/13/459&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 15:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Agriculture, fisheries and food</category>
            <category>European Commission</category>
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            <title>Marine research in the European Union and the Atlantic</title>
            <description><![CDATA[European Commission MEMO Brussels, 24 May 2013 The European Union, the United States and Canada today signed the "Galway Statement on Atlantic Ocean Cooperation" with the aim of furthering research into the workings of the Atlantic Ocean and its interaction with the Arctic.]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/13/455&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 15:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Agriculture, fisheries and food</category>
            <category>European Commission</category>
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            <title>Speech: Success All Year Round: Challenges and Opportunities for Maritime and Coastal Tourism</title>
            <description><![CDATA[European Commission Maria Damanaki European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Speech: European Maritime Day/Valetta 21 May 2013 Ministers, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is with great pleasure that I welcome you all to this year's edition of European Maritime Day.]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/13/435&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 11:02:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Agriculture, fisheries and food</category>
            <category>European Commission</category>
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            <title>A European Maritime Day on sustainable maritime tourism and connectivity</title>
            <description><![CDATA[European Commission Press release Brussels, 17 May 2013 Coastal development and sustainable maritime tourism are the focus themes of this year's edition of European Maritime Day. For two days in Valletta, Malta, experts from all maritime sectors and from all over Europe will discuss how to drive the tourism industry...]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/13/442&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Agriculture, fisheries and food</category>
            <category>European Commission</category>
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            <title>Commission announces possible measures against the Faroe Islands over herring fisheries</title>
            <description><![CDATA[European Press release Brussels, 17 May 2013 Commission The European Commission has notified the fisheries authorities of the Faroe Islands of its intention to adopt measures in support of the sustainability of herring fisheries shared with the Faroe Islands.]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/13/441&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Agriculture, fisheries and food</category>
            <category>European Commission</category>
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            <title>Joint EFSA and ECDC report: resistant bacteria remain an important issue that can affect humans through animals and food.</title>
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            <link>http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/press/news/130516.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Agriculture, fisheries and food / Environment, consumers and health</category>
            <category>European Food Safety Authority</category>
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            <title>Joint Statement by HR/VP Catherine Ashton and EU Commissioner Maria Damanaki regarding Arctic Council decision on EU's observer status</title>
            <description><![CDATA[European Commission MEMO Brussels, 15 May 2013 Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and EU Commissioner for maritime affairs and fisheries, Maria Damanaki made today the following statement: "The EU welcomes the Arctic Council's decision on the EU's application for permanent observership.]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/13/440&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 13:21:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Agriculture, fisheries and food</category>
            <category>European Commission</category>
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            <title>State aid (Italy): Commission approves public investment in capital of Ferrarini Group-controlled NewCo.</title>
            <description><![CDATA[European Commission Press release Brussels, 15 May 2013 The European Commission approved today a €12.5 million equity investment by the Italian public investor Istituto Sviluppo Agroalimentare (ISA) in the share capital of the company NewCo, controlled by the Ferrarini Group.]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/13/428&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Agriculture, fisheries and food</category>
            <category>European Commission</category>
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            <title>European Commission unveils maritime strategy for the Atlantic</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Press release Brussels, 13 May 2013 European Commission The European Commission has today adopted an Action Plan to revitalise the marine and maritime economy in the Atlantic Ocean Area. The Action Plan follows from the Atlantic Strategy the Commission adopted in 2011 (see IP/11/1456).]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/13/420&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Agriculture, fisheries and food</category>
            <category>European Commission</category>
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            <title>MEMO: Action Plan for the Atlantic Ocean area</title>
            <description><![CDATA[European Commission Brussels, 13 May 2013 MEMO What does the Action Plan contain? The Action Plan contains four overarching priorities: 1. Promote entrepreneurship and innovation; 2. Protect, secure and enhance the marine and coastal environment; 3. Improve accessibility and connectivity; 4.]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/13/417&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Agriculture, fisheries and food</category>
            <category>European Commission</category>
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            <title>Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 13-14 May 2013</title>
            <description><![CDATA[European Commission MEMO Brussels, 8 May 2013 The Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting of May will take place in Brussels on 13th and 14th May 2013, under the presidency of Mr Simon Coveney, Irish Minister of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/13/414&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Agriculture, fisheries and food</category>
            <category>European Commission</category>
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            <title>Commission to recover €230 million of CAP expenditure from the Member States</title>
            <description><![CDATA[European Press release Brussels, 2 May 2013 Commission A total of €230 million of EU agricultural policy funds, unduly spent by Member States, is being claimed back by the European Commission today under the so-called clearance of accounts procedure.]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/13/389&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Agriculture, fisheries and food</category>
            <category>European Commission</category>
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            <title>SPEECH - Presentation of Aquaculture Guidelines Communication</title>
            <description><![CDATA[European Commission Maria Damanaki European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries SPEECH - Berlaymont press room/Brussels 29 April 2013 The Commission is taking an initiative to boost the economic performance of aquaculture in Europe. This is a timely proposal.]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/13/377&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:01:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Agriculture, fisheries and food</category>
            <category>European Commission</category>
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            <title>Commission calls for cooperation to boost sustainable aquaculture in Europe</title>
            <description><![CDATA[European Press release Brussels, 29 April 2013 Commission To boost the development of EU aquaculture, the European Commission has issued strategic guidelines, thereby cooperating with Member States and stakeholders in overcoming the challenges facing the sector.]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/13/381&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Agriculture, fisheries and food</category>
            <category>European Commission</category>
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            <title>Questions and Answers on Strategic Guidelines for sustainable EU aquaculture</title>
            <description><![CDATA[European Commission MEMO Brussels, 29 April 2013 What are the reasons for promoting aquaculture? Aquaculture can bring safe, healthy and sustainable seafood on our tables, and help us fight overfishing. The global consumption of seafood is constantly increasing, but there is a limit to what our capture fisheries can sustainably...]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/13/391&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Agriculture, fisheries and food</category>
            <category>European Commission</category>
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