<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:admin="http://webns.net/mvcb/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>EurActiv.com</title><link>http://www.euractiv.com/</link><description>Latests Documents</description><category>UNE</category><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:40:28 GMT</lastBuildDate><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><ttl>5</ttl><managingEditor>editor@euractiv.com</managingEditor><webMaster>webmaster@euractiv.com</webMaster><image><title>EurActiv.com</title><url>http://www.euractiv.com/cssea/logo.gif</url><link>http://www.euractiv.com/</link><width>103</width><height>60</height></image><item><title>EU ministers to outline expectations for 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to consider a career in languages, amid fears that the EU executive will face a "serious shortage" of French-language interpreters within five to 10 years.</description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tcm:29-187506-16</guid></item><item><title>Expert: Crisis exposed EU's weaknesses</title><link>http://www.euractiv.com/en/financial-services/expert-crisis-exposed-eu-weaknesses/article-187489?Ref=RSS</link><description>"The crisis demonstrated the limited capacity of EU institutions to conduct Union-wide anti-crisis policies," Marek D&#261;browski, president of the Centre for Social and Economic Research (CASE), told EurActiv in an interview, predicting a "near-stagnation scenario" for many EU economies.</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tcm:29-187489-16</guid></item><item><title>EU 'top jobs' race fails to thrill 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