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        <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Bee Health: EU-wide restrictions on Pesticide use to enter into force on 1 December</title>
            <description><![CDATA[European Commission Press release Brussels, 24 May 2013 A restriction on the use of three pesticides belonging to the neonicotinoid family was today adopted by the Commission. These pesticides (clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiametoxam) were identified as being harmful to Europe’s honeybee population.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Environment, consumers and health</category>
            <category>European Commission</category>
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            <title>Speech - Developing innovative solutions to our water challenges</title>
            <description><![CDATA[European Commission Janez Potočnik European Commissioner for Environment Speech - 3rd meeting of the Steering Group of the European Innovation Partnership on Water Brussels, 24 May 2013 Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for joining me again today at the third meeting of the Steering Group of the European Innovation Partnership...]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/13/453&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Environment, consumers and health</category>
            <category>European Commission</category>
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            <title>Press release - Parliament eases rules on cross-border pet travel</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Plenary sessions : New legislation on the "non-commercial transport" of pets, already informally agreed with EU ministers, was approved by Parliament on Thursday. Taking pets abroad will be easier, but pet health requirements will be stricter. Online information for pet owners will also be made clearer.<br /> <br />Source : <a href="http://www.europarl.europa.eu/portal/en/legal-notice">© European Union, 2013 - EP</a>]]></description>
            <link>http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pressroom/content/20130521IPR08709/</link>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 12:34:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Environment, consumers and health</category>
            <category>European Parliament</category>
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            <title>Environment: Europe’s bathing waters continue to improve</title>
            <description><![CDATA[European Commission Press release Brussels, 21 May 2013 Ninety-four per cent of bathing sites in the European Union meet minimum standards for water quality, according to the European Environment Agency's annual report on bathing water quality in Europe.]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/13/445&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Environment, consumers and health</category>
            <category>European Commission</category>
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            <title>EUR 31.5 million in Commission funding to bring environmental solutions to market</title>
            <description><![CDATA[European Commission Press release Brussels, 17 May 2013 The European Commission has launched a call for proposals of EUR 31.5 million for the best 45 eco-innovation projects. Businesses throughout Europe have until 5 September 2013 to put in their proposals for bringing novel environmental solutions to the market in the...]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/13/443&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Environment, consumers and health</category>
            <category>European Commission</category>
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            <title>European Medicines Agency recommends first vaccine for foot-and-mouth disease for authorisation at EU level</title>
            <description><![CDATA[The European Medicines Agency?s Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use (CVMP) has recommended the marketing authorisation for Aftovaxpur DOE for use in response to outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD).]]></description>
            <link>http://www.ema.europa.eu/ema/index.jsp?curl=pages/news_and_events/news/2013/05/news_detail_001791.jsp&amp;mid=WC0b01ac058004d5c1</link>
            <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Environment, consumers and health</category>
            <category>European Medicines Agency</category>
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            <title>Benefits of Diane 35 and generics outweigh risks in specific patient group </title>
            <description><![CDATA[The European Medicines Agency?s Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) has concluded that the benefits of Diane 35 (cyproterone acetate 2 mg / ethinylestradiol 35 micrograms) and its generics outweigh the risks, provided that several measures are taken to minimise the risk of thromboembolism (formation of blood clots in the veins and arteries). ]]></description>
            <link>http://www.ema.europa.eu/ema/index.jsp?curl=pages/news_and_events/news/2013/05/news_detail_001790.jsp&amp;mid=WC0b01ac058004d5c1</link>
            <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Environment, consumers and health</category>
            <category>European Medicines Agency</category>
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            <title>Speech - The importance of a holistic approach to key resources</title>
            <description><![CDATA[European Commission Janez Potočnik European Commissioner for Environment Speech - President of the General Assembly - Thematic Debate 'Sustainable development and climate change: practical solutions in the Energy-Water nexus' UN, New-York, 16 May 2013 Mr President of the General Assembly, Mr Under-Secretary-General, Excellency Dr Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber, Excellencies, Distinguished guests,...]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/13/428&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Environment, consumers and health</category>
            <category>European Commission</category>
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            <title>Stronger EU cooperation leads to higher consumer safety</title>
            <description><![CDATA[European Commission Press release Brussels, 16 May 2013 In 2012, a total of 2,278 measures against dangerous non-food products, were taken by Member States and reported in the EU Rapid Information system (RAPEX). This indicates a 26% rise in alerts when compared to 2011 figures, an increase that could be...]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/13/438&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Environment, consumers and health</category>
            <category>European Commission</category>
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            <title>Emissions trading: 2012 saw continuing decline in emissions but growing surplus of allowances</title>
            <description><![CDATA[European Commission Press release Brussels, 16 May 2013 Emissions of greenhouse gases from installations participating in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) decreased by 2% last year, according to the information recorded in the Union Registry.]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/13/437&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Environment, consumers and health</category>
            <category>European Commission</category>
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            <title>Questions and answers - RAPEX in 2012</title>
            <description><![CDATA[European Commission MEMO Brussels, 16 May 2013 1. What is RAPEX? RAPEX is a European rapid alert system for dangerous products. It ensures that information about dangerous products withdrawn from the market and/or recalled from consumers anywhere in Europe is quickly circulated between Member States and the European Commission, so...]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/13/438&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Environment, consumers and health</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>European Patients' Rights Day: 10 benefits the EU brings to patients</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Commission MEMO Brussels, 15 May 2013 European A high level of health protection; the right to benefit from medical treatment; access to healthcare - preventive, diagnostic and curative treatment regardless of financial means, gender or nationality.]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/13/432&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Environment, consumers and health</category>
            <category>European Commission</category>
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            <title>Climate finance: the EU delivers more than its fast start finance pledge</title>
            <description><![CDATA[European Commission MEMO Brussels, 14 May 2013 "Despite difficult economic circumstances, the European Union has met and even surpassed its fast start finance pledge to developing countries by providing more than €7.3bn of climate finance.]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/13/433&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 17:17:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Environment, consumers and health</category>
            <category>European Commission</category>
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            <title>Climate Action: Commission kick-starts public debate in Southern and Eastern Europe</title>
            <description><![CDATA[European Commission Press release Brussels, 14 May 2013 European commissioner for climate action Connie Hedegaard is launching a series of public events to engage European citizens in the climate change debate and to encourage individual action to combat it.]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/13/418&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Environment, consumers and health</category>
            <category>European Commission</category>
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            <title>Speech - "Shale gas in Europe – being consistent with a low carbon economy, managing health and environmental risks"</title>
            <description><![CDATA[European Commission Janez Potočnik European Commissioner for Environment Speech - European Economic Congress in Katowice/Poland 14 May 2013 Mr Chair, Distinguished guests, Since the first industrial revolution, our economies have grown and expanded on the basis of abundant and cheap energy.]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/13/402&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Environment, consumers and health</category>
            <category>European Commission</category>
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            <title>Press release - Mapping the way to cleaner vans by 2020 - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety</title>
            <description><![CDATA[To reduce the CO2 emissions of new light commercial vehicles sold in the EU to 147g/km by 2020, from 203g today, innovation should be encouraged by giving "super-credit" weightings to each maker's cleaner vehicles. Longer-term CO2 reduction targets should also be set, and environmental performance testing methods should be made more realistic, said the Environment Committee on Tuesday. The top speed of vans should be electronically limited to 120km/h, it added.<br />Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety<br /> <br />Source : <a href="http://www.europarl.europa.eu/portal/en/legal-notice">© European Union, 2013 - EP</a>]]></description>
            <link>http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pressroom/content/20130507IPR08074/</link>
            <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 17:27:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Environment, consumers and health</category>
            <category>European Parliament</category>
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            <title>Speaking points of Commissioner Borg on the Animal &amp; Plant Health Package</title>
            <description><![CDATA[European Commission MEMO Brussels, 6 May 2013 Good morning ladies and gentlemen, "Smarter rules for safer food"! This is how I can best summarize the important package of measures adopted today by the Commission to reform Europe's agri-food chain. We have to be proud of the system in place.]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/13/406&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 12:14:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Environment, consumers and health</category>
            <category>European Commission</category>
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            <title>Environment: Investing in green infrastructure will bring multiple returns to nature, society and people</title>
            <description><![CDATA[European Commission Press release Brussels, 6 May 2013 The European Commission adopted today a new strategy for encouraging the use of green infrastructure, and for ensuring that the enhancement of natural processes becomes a systematic part of spatial planning.]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/13/404&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Environment, consumers and health</category>
            <category>European Commission</category>
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            <title>Smarter rules for safer food: Commission proposes landmark package to modernise, simplify and strengthen the agri-food chain in Europe</title>
            <description><![CDATA[European Commission Press release Brussels, 6 May 2013 The European Commission has today adopted a package of measures to strengthen the enforcement of health and safety standards for the whole agri-food chain. Food safety is essential to ensure consumers' confidence and sustainability of food production.]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/13/400&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Environment, consumers and health</category>
            <category>European Commission</category>
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            <title>Smarter rules for safer food: Commission proposes landmark package to modernise, simplify and strengthen the agri-food chain in Europe</title>
            <description><![CDATA[European Commission MEMO Brussels, 6 May 2013 1) What is "from farm-to-fork" policy? The EU "from farm-to-fork" policy covers legislation to protect health by ensuring that the food we produce and import that ends up on our plates is safe to eat.]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/13/398&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Environment, consumers and health</category>
            <category>European Commission</category>
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            <title>European Medicines Agency reorganisation</title>
            <description><![CDATA[The first details of the planned reorganisation of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) have been announced.]]></description>
            <link>http://www.ema.europa.eu/ema/index.jsp?curl=pages/news_and_events/news/2013/05/news_detail_001781.jsp&amp;mid=WC0b01ac058004d5c1</link>
            <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Environment, consumers and health</category>
            <category>European Medicines Agency</category>
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            <title>European Medicines Agency receives interim decisions of the General Court of the EU on access to clinical and non-clinical information</title>
            <description><![CDATA[The European Medicines Agency has been ordered by the General Court of the European Union not to provide documents as part of two access-to-documents requests until a final ruling is given by the Court. ]]></description>
            <link>http://www.ema.europa.eu/ema/index.jsp?curl=pages/news_and_events/news/2013/04/news_detail_001779.jsp&amp;mid=WC0b01ac058004d5c1</link>
            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Environment, consumers and health</category>
            <category>European Medicines Agency</category>
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            <title>Bees &amp; Pesticides: Commission to proceed with plan to better protect bees</title>
            <description><![CDATA[European Commission Press release Brussels, 29 April 2013 Today, EU Member States did not reach a qualified majority – either in favour or against - in the Appeal Committee1 which discussed a Commission proposal to restrict the use of 3 neonicotinoid insecticides.]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/13/379&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:32:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Environment, consumers and health</category>
            <category>European Commission</category>
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            <title>Recommendation to suspend tetrazepam-containing medicines endorsed by CMDh </title>
            <description><![CDATA[Following the recent recommendation by the Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC), the Coordination Group for Mutual Recognition and Decentralised Procedures ? Human (CMDh) has endorsed by majority the PRAC recommendation to suspend the marketing authorisations of tetrazepam-containing medicines across the European Union (EU).]]></description>
            <link>http://www.ema.europa.eu/ema/index.jsp?curl=pages/news_and_events/news/2013/04/news_detail_001777.jsp&amp;mid=WC0b01ac058004d5c1</link>
            <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Environment, consumers and health</category>
            <category>European Medicines Agency</category>
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            <title>Spotlight on Africa's life source – first Soil Atlas of Africa</title>
            <description><![CDATA[European Commission Press release Brussels, 26 April 2013 The European Commission has today presented the first Soil Atlas of Africa, highlighting a vital natural resource which provides food, fodder, fuel wood, reduces flood risk and protects water supplies.]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/13/375&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Environment, consumers and health</category>
            <category>European Commission</category>
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            <title>Recommendation to restrict the use of Protelos / Osseor (strontium ranelate)</title>
            <description><![CDATA[The European Medicines Agency?s (EMA's) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended a restriction in the use of the osteoporosis medicine Protelos / Osseor, following an assessment of data showing an increased risk of serious heart problems.]]></description>
            <link>http://www.ema.europa.eu/ema/index.jsp?curl=pages/news_and_events/news/2013/04/news_detail_001774.jsp&amp;mid=WC0b01ac058004d5c1</link>
            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Environment, consumers and health</category>
            <category>European Medicines Agency</category>
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            <title>European Medicines Agency recommends approval of first treatment for pseudobulbar affect</title>
            <description><![CDATA[The European Medicines Agency?s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended the granting of a marketing authorisation for Nuedexta, a medicine for the treatment of pseudobulbar affect in adults.]]></description>
            <link>http://www.ema.europa.eu/ema/index.jsp?curl=pages/news_and_events/news/2013/04/news_detail_001773.jsp&amp;mid=WC0b01ac058004d5c1</link>
            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Environment, consumers and health</category>
            <category>European Medicines Agency</category>
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            <title>European Medicines Agency recommends approval of combined advanced-therapy product</title>
            <description><![CDATA[The European Medicines Agency?s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended marketing authorisation for Maci (matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implantation), an advanced-therapy medicinal product (ATMP), for the repair of symptomatic, full-thickness cartilage defects of the knee of 3-20 cm2 in skeletally mature adult patients.]]></description>
            <link>http://www.ema.europa.eu/ema/index.jsp?curl=pages/news_and_events/news/2013/04/news_detail_001772.jsp&amp;mid=WC0b01ac058004d5c1</link>
            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Environment, consumers and health</category>
            <category>European Medicines Agency</category>
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            <title>Mr Neven Mimica named as Commissioner-designate for consumer protection</title>
            <description><![CDATA[European Commission Press release Brussels, 25 April 2013 Mr Neven Mimica has today been named by Croatia as Commissioner-designate. President Barroso has met with Mr Mimica and has confirmed his agreement for Mr Mimica's candidacy.]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/13/354&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:42:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Environment, consumers and health</category>
            <category>European Commission</category>
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            <title>Animal Welfare: Commission refers Greece and Italy to Court for failure to enforce ban on cages for laying hens</title>
            <description><![CDATA[European Commission Press release Brussels, 25 April 2013 Today, the European Commission decided to take Greece and Italy to the Court of Justice of the European Union over the failure to correctly implement Directive 1999/74/EC banning "un-enriched cages" (battery cages).]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/13/366&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Environment, consumers and health</category>
            <category>European Commission</category>
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            <title>April infringements package: main decisions</title>
            <description><![CDATA[European Commission MEMO Brussels, 25 April 2013 April April CLIMATE ACTION DIGITAL AGENDA EMPLOYMENT ENERGY ENVIRONMENT JUSTICE TRANSPORT HEALTH & CONSUMER POLICY TAXATION & CUSTOMS UNION BE 1 CY 1 1 DE 1 1 DK 1 EE 1 EL 1 1 ES 1 1 1 HU 1 IE 1 IT...]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/13/375&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Environment, consumers and health</category>
            <category>European Commission</category>
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            <title>European Medicines Agency publishes initial list of medicines under additional monitoring</title>
            <description><![CDATA[The European Medicines Agency has published today the initial list of medicines that are subject to additional monitoring. ]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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