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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:00:04 CST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Eastern Europe scrambles to deal with brutal winter]]></title>
	<link>http://www.newspressrelease.eu/europe/eastern-europe-scrambles-to-deal-with-brutal-winter/</link>
	<source url="http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/07/world/europe/europe-cold-snap/index.html?section=cnn_latest"><![CDATA[Eastern Europe scrambles to deal with brutal winter]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Eastern Europe remained in the grip of brutal cold and deep snows Tuesday, with authorities in Ukraine, the hardest-hit country, scrambling to help thousands of people whose lives are at risk due to the weather. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:00:04 CST</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>Europe</category>
	<votes>10</votes>
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	<title><![CDATA[U.S. Sees Europe as Not Pulling Its Weight Militarily]]></title>
	<link>http://www.newspressrelease.eu/europe/u-s-sees-europe-as-not-pulling-its-weight-militarily/</link>
	<source url="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/07/world/europe/07iht-letter07.html"><![CDATA[U.S. Sees Europe as Not Pulling Its Weight Militarily]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Europeans do not grasp how bad the trans-Atlantic relationship has become as Europe refuses to pick up more of the military burden and Washington makes a strategic shift from Europe to Asia. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:00:04 CST</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>Europe</category>
	<votes>10</votes>
	<guid>http://www.newspressrelease.eu/europe/u-s-sees-europe-as-not-pulling-its-weight-militarily/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Swiss central banker warns on slowing economy 
    (AP)]]></title>
	<link>http://www.newspressrelease.eu/business/swiss-central-banker-warns-on-slowing-economy-ap/</link>
	<source url="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120207/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_switzerland_central_bank"><![CDATA[Swiss central banker warns on slowing economy 
    (AP)]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[AP - The vice president of the Swiss National Bank says Switzerland's economy is expected to "slow considerably" despite the Swiss franc falling back against the euro. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:00:04 CST</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>Business</category>
	<votes>8</votes>
	<guid>http://www.newspressrelease.eu/business/swiss-central-banker-warns-on-slowing-economy-ap/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[EU watchdog to assess bank recapitalization plans 
    (Reuters)]]></title>
	<link>http://www.newspressrelease.eu/business/eu-watchdog-to-assess-bank-recapitalization-plans-reuters/</link>
	<source url="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120207/bs_nm/us_eu_banks_eba"><![CDATA[EU watchdog to assess bank recapitalization plans 
    (Reuters)]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Reuters - European banking regulators pore over plans this week from 31 lenders to plug a 115 billion euro ($150 billion) hole in their capital cushions and help restore investor confidence shattered by the euro zone debt crisis. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:00:04 CST</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>Business</category>
	<votes>5</votes>
	<guid>http://www.newspressrelease.eu/business/eu-watchdog-to-assess-bank-recapitalization-plans-reuters/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[China Bans Airlines From Paying EU for Carbon Emissions]]></title>
	<link>http://www.newspressrelease.eu/europeanunion/china-bans-airlines-from-paying-eu-for-carbon-emissions/</link>
	<source url="http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/feb2012/2012-02-06-01.html"><![CDATA[China Bans Airlines From Paying EU for Carbon Emissions]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[The EU&#39;s decision to charge flights into and out of EU airports for carbon emissions &quot;runs contrary to relevant principles of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the international civil aviation ... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:00:04 CST</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>European Union</category>
	<votes>7</votes>
	<guid>http://www.newspressrelease.eu/europeanunion/china-bans-airlines-from-paying-eu-for-carbon-emissions/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[European Union Naval Force Somalia - Operation Atalanta | The EU ...]]></title>
	<link>http://www.newspressrelease.eu/europeanunion/european-union-naval-force-somalia-operation-atalanta-%7C-the-eu--/</link>
	<source url="http://www.eunavfor.eu/2012/02/the-eu-joins-hands-to-tackle-instability-in-somalia/"><![CDATA[European Union Naval Force Somalia - Operation Atalanta | The EU ...]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[The European Union will remain fully engaged in Somalia: this is the message conveyed in the first week of February by the EU during a visit in Mogadishu by. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:00:04 CST</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>European Union</category>
	<votes>9</votes>
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	<title><![CDATA[China bans airlines from paying EU carbon costs (Wired UK)]]></title>
	<link>http://www.newspressrelease.eu/europeanunion/china-bans-airlines-from-paying-eu-carbon-costs-wired-uk/</link>
	<source url="http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-02/06/china-bans-airlines-paying-eu-carbon-costs"><![CDATA[China bans airlines from paying EU carbon costs (Wired UK)]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Chinese airlines have been banned by their government from paying the European Union carbon tax that came into force at the beginning of 2012. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:00:04 CST</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>European Union</category>
	<votes>10</votes>
	<guid>http://www.newspressrelease.eu/europeanunion/china-bans-airlines-from-paying-eu-carbon-costs-wired-uk/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Article - "Europe should stop harbouring dictators' blood money"]]></title>
	<link>http://www.newspressrelease.eu/europeanunion/article-europe-should-stop-harbouring-dictators-blood-money/</link>
	<source url="http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/content/20120203STO37167/"><![CDATA[Article - "Europe should stop harbouring dictators' blood money"]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Dictators should no longer be able to bank on the EU to safeguard their ill-gotten gains for them. That is the message from MEPs who have adopted a resolution calling for Member States to stop providing safe havens for the personal fortunes of leaders of authoritarian regimes. They claim the EU is currently being inconsistent as it imposes sanctions on tyrants while at the same time allowing them to stash their riches in European banks. Source : © European Union, 2012 - EP ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:00:03 CST</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>European Union</category>
	<votes>9</votes>
	<guid>http://www.newspressrelease.eu/europeanunion/article-europe-should-stop-harbouring-dictators-blood-money/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Article - Guimarães and Maribor are state of the art as European capitals of culture]]></title>
	<link>http://www.newspressrelease.eu/europeanunion/article-guimaraes-and-maribor-are-state-of-the-art-as-european-capitals-of-culture/</link>
	<source url="http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/content/20120203STO37166/"><![CDATA[Article - Guimarães and Maribor are state of the art as European capitals of culture]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Guimarães in Portugal and Maribor in Slovenia will host a wealth of cultural events this year as European capitals of culture for 2012. Throughout the year art lovers will be able to enjoy anything from opera to contemporary dance, classical and popular music, film, theatre, visual arts, literature and architecture. Not only is this a chance for the two cities to show what they offer, it will also help to raise their profile and attract more investment and tourism. Source : © European Union, 2012 - EP ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:00:03 CST</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>European Union</category>
	<votes>7</votes>
	<guid>http://www.newspressrelease.eu/europeanunion/article-guimaraes-and-maribor-are-state-of-the-art-as-european-capitals-of-culture/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Europe crisis could halve China&#39;s growth: IMF]]></title>
	<link>http://www.newspressrelease.eu/europe/europe-crisis-could-halve-china39s-growth-imf/</link>
	<source url="http://news.yahoo.com/europe-crisis-could-halve-chinas-growth-imf-213922603.html"><![CDATA[Europe crisis could halve China&#39;s growth: IMF]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[An escalation of Europe&#39;s debt crisis could slash China&#39;s economic growth in half this year, the International Monetary Fund said Monday, urging Beijing to prepare stimulus measures in response. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:00:03 CST</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>Europe</category>
	<votes>6</votes>
	<guid>http://www.newspressrelease.eu/europe/europe-crisis-could-halve-china39s-growth-imf/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[EU Climate Commissioner Wants to Double Renewable Energy ...]]></title>
	<link>http://www.newspressrelease.eu/europeanunion/eu-climate-commissioner-wants-to-double-renewable-energy--/</link>
	<source url="http://inhabitat.com/eu-climate-commissioner-wants-to-double-renewable-energy-share-by-2030/"><![CDATA[EU Climate Commissioner Wants to Double Renewable Energy ...]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[The EU Climate Commissioner wants to try to get European nations to increase their renewable energy production twofold by 2030 and hopes the rest of the world will follow suit this June in Rio. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:00:20 CST</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>European Union</category>
	<votes>10</votes>
	<guid>http://www.newspressrelease.eu/europeanunion/eu-climate-commissioner-wants-to-double-renewable-energy--/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[China bars its airlines from paying EU carbon tax | Washington ...]]></title>
	<link>http://www.newspressrelease.eu/europeanunion/china-bars-its-airlines-from-paying-eu-carbon-tax-%7C-washington--/</link>
	<source url="http://washingtonexaminer.com/news/2012/02/china-says-its-airlines-will-not-pay-eu-carbon-tax/2173466"><![CDATA[China bars its airlines from paying EU carbon tax | Washington ...]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[China announced Monday it will prohibit its airlines from paying European Union charges on carbon emissions, ratcheting up a global dispute over the cost of combatting climate change. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:00:20 CST</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>European Union</category>
	<votes>7</votes>
	<guid>http://www.newspressrelease.eu/europeanunion/china-bars-its-airlines-from-paying-eu-carbon-tax-%7C-washington--/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Europe's debt rose to 82 percent of output at end-Q3 
    (Reuters)]]></title>
	<link>http://www.newspressrelease.eu/business/europes-debt-rose-to-82-percent-of-output-at-end-q3-reuters/</link>
	<source url="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120206/bs_nm/us_eu_debt"><![CDATA[Europe's debt rose to 82 percent of output at end-Q3 
    (Reuters)]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Reuters - The European Union's total government debt rose slightly to 82.2 percent of economic output in the third quarter of 2011, the EU's statistics agency said on Monday, lower than the United States but still a burden that could take decades to pay down. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:00:16 CST</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>Business</category>
	<votes>10</votes>
	<guid>http://www.newspressrelease.eu/business/europes-debt-rose-to-82-percent-of-output-at-end-q3-reuters/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Conservatives take second powerful post in Finland 
    (AP)]]></title>
	<link>http://www.newspressrelease.eu/business/conservatives-take-second-powerful-post-in-finland-ap/</link>
	<source url="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120206/ap_on_re_eu/eu_finland_presidential_election"><![CDATA[Conservatives take second powerful post in Finland 
    (AP)]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[AP - Former finance minister Sauli Niinisto's resounding victory in Finland's presidential vote cements the position of the conservative party that languished for decades in the shadow of the small nation's eastern neighbor, Russia. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:00:15 CST</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>Business</category>
	<votes>6</votes>
	<guid>http://www.newspressrelease.eu/business/conservatives-take-second-powerful-post-in-finland-ap/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Wen says Europe stability in China&#39;s interests]]></title>
	<link>http://www.newspressrelease.eu/europe/wen-says-europe-stability-in-china39s-interests/</link>
	<source url="http://news.yahoo.com/wen-says-europe-stability-chinas-interests-175228361.html"><![CDATA[Wen says Europe stability in China&#39;s interests]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[China&#39;s Premier Wen Jiabao said a stable Europe was key to stability at home, in comments published Sunday, at the end of a week that saw Germany&#39;s chancellor visit Beijing. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:00:13 CST</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>Europe</category>
	<votes>7</votes>
	<guid>http://www.newspressrelease.eu/europe/wen-says-europe-stability-in-china39s-interests/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[US vows commitment to Europe despite Asia focus]]></title>
	<link>http://www.newspressrelease.eu/europe/us-vows-commitment-to-europe-despite-asia-focus/</link>
	<source url="http://news.yahoo.com/us-vows-commitment-europe-despite-asia-focus-170721299.html"><![CDATA[US vows commitment to Europe despite Asia focus]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[The United States said Saturday that Europe remains Washington&#39;s &quot;partner of first resort&quot; despite a US strategic pivot to Asia, but it urged Europe to pull its weight. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:00:04 CST</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>Europe</category>
	<votes>9</votes>
	<guid>http://www.newspressrelease.eu/europe/us-vows-commitment-to-europe-despite-asia-focus/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Heavy snow traps more people in Eastern Europe]]></title>
	<link>http://www.newspressrelease.eu/europe/heavy-snow-traps-more-people-in-eastern-europe/</link>
	<source url="http://news.yahoo.com/heavy-snow-traps-more-people-eastern-europe-132358882.html"><![CDATA[Heavy snow traps more people in Eastern Europe]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Eastern Europe&#39;s unrelenting and deadly cold snap produced another heavy snowfall in the Balkans on Saturday, trapping people in their homes and cars, causing power outages, and closing airports, railway stations and bus services. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:00:04 CST</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>Europe</category>
	<votes>6</votes>
	<guid>http://www.newspressrelease.eu/europe/heavy-snow-traps-more-people-in-eastern-europe/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Europe cold snap claims 260 lives, disrupts travel]]></title>
	<link>http://www.newspressrelease.eu/europe/europe-cold-snap-claims-260-lives-disrupts-travel/</link>
	<source url="http://news.yahoo.com/europe-cold-snap-claims-260-lives-disrupts-travel-040447633.html"><![CDATA[Europe cold snap claims 260 lives, disrupts travel]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[The death toll from the vicious cold snap across Europe has risen to more than 260, with the winter misery set to hit thousands of those seeking to escape it Sunday as air traffic was hit. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:00:04 CST</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>Europe</category>
	<votes>7</votes>
	<guid>http://www.newspressrelease.eu/europe/europe-cold-snap-claims-260-lives-disrupts-travel/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Wen says China has stake in helping Europe 
    (Reuters)]]></title>
	<link>http://www.newspressrelease.eu/business/wen-says-china-has-stake-in-helping-europe-reuters/</link>
	<source url="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120205/bs_nm/us_china_europe_wen"><![CDATA[Wen says China has stake in helping Europe 
    (Reuters)]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Reuters - China has a stake in helping euro zone countries get through their debt crisis, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said in comments published on Sunday, pointing to Europe's importance as a market and hinting at more possible support for beleaguered exporters. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:00:04 CST</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>Business</category>
	<votes>6</votes>
	<guid>http://www.newspressrelease.eu/business/wen-says-china-has-stake-in-helping-europe-reuters/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Greece says faces 24-hour deadline to clinch rescue 
    (Reuters)]]></title>
	<link>http://www.newspressrelease.eu/business/greece-says-faces-24-hour-deadline-to-clinch-rescue-reuters/</link>
	<source url="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120204/bs_nm/us_greece"><![CDATA[Greece says faces 24-hour deadline to clinch rescue 
    (Reuters)]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Reuters - Greece has just one day left to strike a deal with impatient lenders and reluctant political party leaders on a 130 billion rescue plan before the country is pushed towards a chaotic default, its finance minister warned on Saturday. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:00:04 CST</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>Business</category>
	<votes>9</votes>
	<guid>http://www.newspressrelease.eu/business/greece-says-faces-24-hour-deadline-to-clinch-rescue-reuters/</guid>
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