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		<title>Scholz to face major litmus test in elections of largest German state</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nikolaus J. Kurmayer]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 15:35:44 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Germany]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hendrik Wüst]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[North Rhine-Westphalia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NRW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Olaf Scholz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thomas Kutschaty]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Sunday, 15 May, voters in the largest German state, North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), will head to the polls. The results in the 17 million inhabitant state will be the first time that Chancellor Olaf Scholz is being judged by voters.]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Brief – Treaty change</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/opinion/the-brief-treaty-change/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Benjamin Fox]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 14:41:40 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[The Brief]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The public remarks made by a group of EU leaders, including Ursula von der Leyen, Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz, hinting at "the need to reform" the bloc have suddenly given life to the idea of a new EU treaty that would have been very unlikely just a few months ago.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ukraine minister seeks G7 help to export 40 million tonnes of grain</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/ukraine-minister-seeks-g7-help-to-export-40-million-tonnes-of-grain/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Dahm]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 14:38:38 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Cem Özdemir]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food prices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[G7]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grain exports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ukraine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wheat]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Global food security and the impact of Russia’s invasion are high on the agenda of the G7 agriculture ministers meeting on Friday and Saturday (13-14 May), with Ukrainian minister Mykola Solskyj as a special guest.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Tesla puts India entry plan on hold after deadlock on tariffs</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/transport/news/tesla-puts-india-entry-plan-on-hold-after-deadlock-on-tariffs/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sean Goulding Carroll]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 14:33:38 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[electric vehicles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tarrifs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tesla]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Telsa has put on hold plans to sell electric cars in India, abandoned a search for showroom space, and reassigned some of its domestic team after failing to secure lower import taxes, three people familiar with the matter have said.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Agrifood Brief: A sad tale from the farm</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/agrifood-brief-a-sad-tale-from-the-farm/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerardo Fortuna, Hugo Struna, Julia Dahm, Natasha Foote]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 14:08:56 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Agrifood Brief]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agrifood podcast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[generational renewal]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This week, EURACTIV travelled to the Vendée region of Western France to meet two generations of a farming family who are struggling to make ends meet amid rising costs and a rapidly changing society.]]></description>
		
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		<title>United Kingdom hopes for a return to Eurovision glory, reverse of Brexit bias</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/uk-europe/news/united-kingdom-hopes-for-a-return-to-eurovision-glory-reverse-of-brexit-bias/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amalie Holmgaard Mersh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 13:47:10 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Brexit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eurovision Song Contest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sam Ryder]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SPACE MAN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Kingdom]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[A quarter of a century has passed since the UK last won the Eurovision Song Contest, leading to years of speculation on whether political events such as Brexit crushed their chances of winning, but this year the tables may well turn.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Lavrov says EU becoming &#8216;aggressive, militant, NATO appendage’</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/lavrov-says-eu-becoming-aggressive-militant-nato-appendage/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Georgi Gotev]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 13:32:52 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Armenia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Azerbaijan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indo-Pacific]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nagorno-Karabakh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nato]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russian invasion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sergei Lavrov]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tajikistan]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday (13 May) said he doubted the motives of Ukraine's intention of joining the European Union, while accusing Brussels of ambitions beyond the European continent.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Agrifood Podcast: EU-Turkey agri-trade, Crop rotation debate, Deforestation Law</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/podcast/agrifood-podcast-eu-turkey-agri-trade-crop-rotation-debate-deforestation-law/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerardo Fortuna, Julia Dahm, Natasha Foote]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 13:31:22 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[agri-trade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agrifood brief podcast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deforestation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Turkey]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This week, EURACTIV’s agrifood team brings you the latest on the first high-level meeting to strengthen the EU-Turkey agri-trade and we discuss our thoughts about what to expect from these talks. We also talk about the debate in Germany over...]]></description>
		
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		<title>EU lawmakers soon to vote half the bloc&#8217;s flagship climate package</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/eu-lawmakers-soon-to-vote-half-the-blocs-flagship-climate-package/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nelly Moussu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 13:28:09 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[emission trading scheme]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ENVI committee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EU ETS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Parliament]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fit for 55]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pascal  Canfin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[REPowerEU]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The European Parliament's environment committee (ENVI) will vote on Monday and Tuesday (16-17 May) on half the texts in the European Commission's flagship Fit for 55 package aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Poland pushes for digital and telecoms integration with Ukraine</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/news/poland-pushes-for-digital-and-telecoms-integration-with-ukraine/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Kabelka]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 13:27:10 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Digital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[digital market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[telecom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ukraine]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Poland sent a letter to the European Commission asking them to support better digital integration of Ukraine including in the telecoms sector with other countries expected to add their voices to the call.]]></description>
		
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		<title>EU Commission proposes tax cut to incentivise equity investments</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/eu-commission-proposes-tax-cut-to-incentivise-equity-investments/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[János Ammann]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 13:24:20 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[DEBRA]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[As most corporate tax systems in the EU currently prefer debt financing over equity and EU companies are highly indebted, the EU Commission proposed the introduction of a tax allowance that should incentivise the accrual of new equity rather than debt.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Musk puts $44 bln Twitter deal &#8216;temporarily on hold&#8217;, shares slide</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/news/musk-puts-44-bln-twitter-deal-temporarily-on-hold-shares-slide/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Molly Killeen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 13:15:08 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Elon Musk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Twitter]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Elon Musk tweeted that his $44-billion deal for Twitter Inc was “temporarily on hold” on Friday while he waits for data on the proportion of its fake accounts, sending shares in the social media platform plunging.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Veterans, propagandists in Russia start criticising the stuttering Ukraine war</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/veterans-propagandists-in-russia-start-criticising-the-stuttering-ukraine-war/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Georgi Gotev]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 13:10:38 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Russian invasion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russian propaganda]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Vladimir Putin's faithful propagandists, as well as a former commander of pro-Russian forces in eastern Ukraine, have openly criticised Moscow's stuttering military campaign in Ukraine in recent days, in a sign that the presumed iron-cast internal support for the Russian president may be eroding.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Erdogan says Turkey not supportive of Finland, Sweden joining NATO</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/defence-and-security/news/erdogan-says-turkey-not-supportive-of-finland-sweden-joining-nato/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexandra Brzozowski]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 12:30:01 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Finland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nato]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sweden]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday (13 May) it was not possible for NATO-member Turkey to support plans by Sweden and Finland to join the pact, saying the Nordic countries were &#8220;home to many terrorist organisations&#8221;. Finland&#8217;s plan to apply...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Swedish security report says NATO membership would deter conflict</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/defence-and-security/news/swedish-security-report-says-nato-membership-would-deter-conflict/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexandra Brzozowski]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 12:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Finland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nato]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sweden]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[A day after Finland&#8217;s leaders said the country must seek NATO membership for its own security&#8217;s sake, Sweden published a revised security policy review from parliamentary parties on Friday (13 May), highlighting the advantage of becoming a member of the...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Tech Brief: the encryption question, NIS2 agreed, platform workers’ battle</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/news/tech-brief-the-encryption-question-nis2-agreed-platform-workers-battle/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Luca Bertuzzi, Molly Killeen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 11:53:45 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[AI Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CNIL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CSAM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cybersecurity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[data protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DORA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[France]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NIS2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Open RAN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[platform worker directive]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Welcome to EURACTIV’s Digital Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU. You can subscribe to the newsletter here.  &#160; “Today&#8217;s proposal sets clear obligations for companies to detect and report the abuse of children, with strong safeguards guaranteeing...]]></description>
		
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		<title>NIS2 – All you need to know</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/podcast/nis2-all-you-need-to-know/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Luca Bertuzzi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 11:15:01 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[EU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NIS2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tech brief podcast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The EU legislators have just reached an agreement on the revised Network and Information Security Directive (NIS2), flagship cybersecurity legislation. We caught up with the European Parliament’s rapporteur Bart Groothuis straight out of the trilogue to get all the details...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Commission slams Slovakia&#8217;s proposed restriction of grain, cereal exports</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/commission-slams-slovakias-proposed-restriction-of-grain-cereal-exports/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Marián Koreň, Natasha Foote]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 09:47:03 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[agri-trade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cereals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food exports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grains]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[protectionism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Slovakia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ukraine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ukraine war]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Slovakia has tabled a proposal that would restrict agricultural commodities exports in light of the war in Ukraine, a move the European Commission has condemned, warning any bans of this nature to destabilise markets and lead to price increases.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Academic: We are probably entering a long period of high gas prices</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/interview/academic-we-are-probably-entering-a-long-period-of-high-gas-prices/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Frédéric Simon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 09:43:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[With Russia’s war in Ukraine, the European Union is probably entering a long period of high gas prices, warns Ilaria Conti, saying the EU should use the crisis to mandate a storage obligation on EU member states and push for higher targets on renewable energy.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Why is Eurovision so political and what is the new European Political Community?</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/podcast/why-is-eurovision-so-political-and-what-is-the-new-european-political-community/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Evi Kiorri]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 09:34:17 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Beyond the Byline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EUROVISON]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ukraine]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This week, our Beyond the Byline podcast focuses on why the Eurovision Song Contest has become so politicised and whether this year&#8217;s event is a good reflection of current European affairs. Who are the traditional allies that we will see...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ukraine&#8217;s integration can start today, EU Parliament chief says</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/enlargement/interview/ukraines-integration-can-start-today-eu-parliament-chief-says/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eleonora Vasques]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 08:25:07 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[CoFoE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emmanuel Macron]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[enlargement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Parliament]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roberta Metsola]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The EU should open its doors to Ukraine, paving the way for immediate access to trade, programs, funding, transport, movement, and more, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola told EURACTIV in an exclusive interview. Asked by EURACTIV what her thoughts are...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Commissioner Schmit: You cannot make money on social services</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/commissioner-schmit-you-cannot-make-money-on-social-services/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[János Ammann]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 08:23:52 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[platform worker directive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[platform workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Economy]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Social economy should not be thought of as an alternative to public services, according to the European Commissioner for jobs and social rights, who nevertheless argued there was a need for a "third way" between the private, profit-oriented economy and publicly provided services that can be served by social economy.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Media Partnership: Can the EU foster a global green transition? The international implications of achieving the EU Green Deal [Promoted content]</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/video/media-partnership-can-the-eu-foster-a-global-green-transition-the-international-implications-of-achieving-the-eu-green-deal/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Baker]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 08:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Open Society European Policy Institute]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SYSTEMIQ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Club of Rome]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[At this launch event, the Open Society European Policy Institute, The Club of Rome and SYSTEMIQ presented the core findings and implications of their new report. An expert panel  then reacted to the report and discussed its consequences for European policy.]]></description>
		
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		<title>First European Parliament&#8217;s COVID committee meeting reveals broad scope of topics ahead</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/coronavirus/news/first-european-parliaments-covid-committee-meeting-reveals-broad-scope-of-topics-ahead/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amalie Holmgaard Mersh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 07:37:29 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[COVID committee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kathleen Van Brempt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lessons learnt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stella Kyriakides]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The very first meeting in the European Parliament’s new COVID-19 committee (COVI), did not bring about any substantial debate, but revealed the broad range of topics MEPs wish to address in the quest to collect lessons learnt from the pandemic.]]></description>
		
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		<title>With Nordics set to join NATO, Estonia wants to close Baltic security gaps</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/defence-and-security/news/with-nordics-set-to-join-nato-estonia-wants-to-close-baltic-security-gaps/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexandra Brzozowski]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 07:32:45 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[enhanced forward presence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Estonia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European defence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nato]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NATO battlegroup]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[In Estonia, Finland and Sweden's looming NATO accession is seen as a spectacular flop for Russia's President Vladimir Putin and an opportunity to close a gap in Baltic Sea security.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Tweets of the Week: Interpretive CoFoE, Finlandisation and Eurovision</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/video/tweets-of-the-week-interpretive-cofoe-finlandization-and-eurovision/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Parrock, Mirko Paradiso]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 06:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Tweets of the Week]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<span style="font-weight: 400">Interpretive dance in Parliament is just pure cringe, when it comes to NATO, Finland is no longer on the fringe, and Ukraine in Eurovision delivers an emotional twinge.</span>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Most Finns believe country can&#8217;t defend itself alone</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/most-finns-believe-country-cant-defend-itself-alone/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[EURACTIV Network]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 05:46:58 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[The Capitals]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Albania increasing imports from Ukraine and Russia, the Dutch prime minister’s address to the Ukrainian parliament, and so much more.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Czech EU presidency to prioritise fight against hybrid threats, deputy minister says</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/czech-eu-presidency-to-prioritise-fight-against-hybrid-threats-minister-says/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mathieu Pollet]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 05:25:51 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Czech presidency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disinformation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hybrid threats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interference]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mali]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nato]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NIS2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategic Compass]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ukraine]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Czech EU Council presidency will put the focus on hybrid threats, by accelerating discussions about disinformation and interference set out in the EU’s Strategic Compass, Deputy Minister of Defence Jan Havranek told EURACTIV.]]></description>
		
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		<title>EU readies €195 billion plan to quit Russian fossil fuels</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/news/eu-readies-e195-billion-plan-to-quit-russian-fossil-fuels/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Admin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 05:22:29 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[REPowerEU]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The European Commission plans to unveil a €195 billion plan to stop importing Russian fossil fuels by 2027, combining a faster rollout of renewable energy and energy savings with a switch to alternative gas supplies, draft documents show.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Putin says sanctions hurting West more than Russia</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Admin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 05:20:25 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russia sanctions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vladimir Putin]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday Western countries were worse hit by sanctions imposed on Moscow over Ukraine than Russia, which he insists has been resilient in the face of "external challenges".]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Metsola: Up to EU to convince states opposed to treaty change</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/metsola-up-to-eu-to-convince-states-opposed-to-treaty-change/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eleonora Vasques]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 05:13:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It is up to the EU to change the minds of the 10 member states, including Malta that signed a letter opposing EU treaty change, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola told EURACTIV in an interview. Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Albanian parliament refuses to condemn Srebrenica Genocide</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/albanian-parliament-refuses-to-condemn-srebrenica-genocide/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eleonora Vasques]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 05:12:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[An opposition resolution condemning the Srebrenica Genocide committed by Serbian troops in 1995 was rejected by parliament on Thursday amid the ruling party’s growing friendship with Serbia. The opposition accused the majority led by Prime Minister Edi Rama of having...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Albania increases imports from Ukraine, Russia</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/albania-increases-imports-from-ukraine-russia/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alice Taylor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 05:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Imports to Albania from Ukraine and Russia have soared, both in terms of value and quantity, according to data from INSTAT for March. Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February, and the ongoing war has triggered an energy, fuel and food...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Serbian central bank still optimistic on economic growth</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/serbian-central-bank-still-optimistic-on-economic-growth/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eleonora Vasques]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 05:07:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Serbian central bank on Thursday raised the key interest rate by 50 bp to 2%, while the Executive Board decided to increase the deposit and lending facilities rates by 50 bp each, to 1% and 3%, respectively – showing...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Slovenia’s outgoing government signs mega defence deal</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/slovenias-outgoing-government-signs-mega-defence-deal/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sebastijan R. Maček]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 05:05:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Slovenia’s outgoing centre-right government has sealed an agreement to buy 45 eight-wheeled armoured personnel carriers from the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR), a move that the new liberal government plans to challenge. The agreement worth nearly €400 million, covers...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Croats protest after no-abortion scandal</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zoran Radosavljevic]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 05:04:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thousands of Croats marched in protest rallies in nine Croatian towns on Thursday, demanding “an end to the destruction of public health and the neglect of women’s health.&#8221; The protests, organised by several NGOs, were prompted by a scandal revealed last...]]></description>
		
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		<title>New EU laws risk promoting &#8216;downcycling&#8217; of plastic bottles, industry warns</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/circular-economy/news/new-eu-recycling-laws-could-delay-full-circularity-of-plastic-bottles-industry-warns/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kira Taylor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 05:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Circular Economy Action Plan]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Plastic bottles]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[European Commission plans to include mandatory recycled content targets for all plastics in a makeover of packaging laws expected this summer risk derailing attempts by plastic bottle manufacturers to reach closed loop recycling, the industry has warned.]]></description>
		
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		<title>The future of Europe is on the ground [Promoted content]</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[François Decoster]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 05:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Whether they are looking far into the future for strategic orientations, or closer to the present for new legislation, EU decision-makers need local and regional leaders to show them how the Union is functioning on the ground.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Slovakia to develop geothermal energy to lower Russian energy dependency</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/news/slovakia-to-develop-geothermal-energy-to-lower-russian-energy-dependency/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michal Hudec]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 04:57:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Efforts to lower dependence on Russian energy is speeding up local geothermal projects in Slovakia that had been gaining traction before the invasion of Ukraine. The pilot project of a geothermal power plant in Central Slovak town Žiar nad Hronom...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Czechia to offer refugees with Hungarian passports train ride to Budapest</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/czechia-to-offer-refugees-with-hungarian-passports-train-ride-to-budapest/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ondřej Plevák, Vlagyiszlav Makszimov]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 04:56:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Prague is offering refugees with Hungarian passports a free train ride to Hungary, and has asked Budapest to be quick in providing information on whether Ukrainian refugees in Czechia have dual citizenship with Hungary, the Czech News Agency reported. The...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Czechia’s digital shortcomings could be fixed with EU recovery money</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/czechias-digital-shortcomings-could-be-fixed-with-eu-recovery-money/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ondřej Plevák]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 04:55:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[EU recovery funds may help Czechia fix its broadband connection costs and its lacking digitally qualified personnel. The Czech Republic will use around €1.6 billion of the €7.2 billion from the National Recovery Plan to develop e-government, e-commerce and digital...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Swiss release some frozen Russian assets</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Admin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 04:52:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Swiss government on Thursday (12 May) reported 6.3 billion Swiss francs (€6.05 billion) worth of Russian assets frozen under sanctions to punish Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, a drop from early April as around 3.4 billion francs in provisionally blocked assets were released.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Portuguese president says Finland sovereign in NATO decision</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Inês Escobar Lima]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 04:46:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Finland is sovereign to decide freely on its security, and if it joins NATO, this will mark “a strengthening in European terms”, President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said Thursday. Responding to questions from journalists about whether Finland’s membership of the North Atlantic...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Spain, Morocco agree to reopen borders with Ceuta, Melilla</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/spain-morocco-agree-to-reopen-borders-with-ceuta-melilla/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fernando Heller]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 04:45:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The land borders between Morocco and Spain’s autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla are set to reopen on Tuesday, two years after closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a diplomatic crisis, Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska confirmed Thursday. The...]]></description>
		
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		<title>EU court condemns Italy for breaching bloc pollution rules</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/eu-court-condemns-italy-for-breaching-bloc-pollution-rules/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Margherita Montanari]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 04:45:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Court of Justice in Luxembourg condemned Italy on Thursday for failing to comply with the EU’s air quality directive as some of its cities exceeded the allowed nitrogen dioxide levels. The court found that Italy had done little or nothing...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Encrypted copies of state databases stored outside Lithuania</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/encrypted-copies-of-state-databases-stored-outside-lithuania/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Giedre Peseckyte]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 04:41:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Encrypted copies of the most important state databases are being stored not only in Lithuania but also in one of the data centres in a NATO country for the first time in history. Data security will also be guaranteed by...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Sweden simplifies administrative procedures for Ukrainian refugees</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/sweden-simplifies-administrative-procedures-for-ukrainian-refugees/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles Szumski]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 04:41:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Swedish government wants to make it easier for refugees from Ukraine to start working in Sweden by streamlining their administrative processes, Integration and Migration Minister Anders Ygeman announced at a press conference on Thursday. The Swedish government will soon...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Austria invests €1 billion into care reforms</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/austria-invests-e1-billion-into-care-reforms/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Kabelka]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 04:39:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Austrian government presented over 20 measures to improve working conditions for care sector professionals. Health Minister Johannes Rauch and the leaders of the Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) and the Green Party (Grüne) on Thursday (12 May) presented the next...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Court confirms Zemmour’s controversial remarks did not deny Holocaust</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/court-confirms-zemmours-controversial-remarks-did-not-deny-holocaust/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Eck, Davide Basso]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 04:39:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Paris Court of Appeal on Thursday confirmed that far-right pundit Éric Zemmour did not deny the Holocaust when he said French war-time leader Philippe Pétain “saved” the Jews despite this being contradicted by well-documented historical evidence. Zemmour made the...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Bulgaria launches full investigation into Turkish Stream</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/bulgaria-launches-full-investigation-into-turkish-stream/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Krassen Nikolov]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 04:37:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Bulgaria will launch a full investigation into the Turkish Stream gas pipeline project that stretches through Bulgaria as it showcases how Russia uses corruption as a foreign policy tool, announced Prime Minister Kiril Petkov on Thursday. The section of the...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Poles ready for Russian shutdown of Yamal gas pipeline</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/poles-ready-for-russian-shutdown-of-yamal-gas-pipeline/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bartosz Sieniawski]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 04:35:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Polish government says it is ready to disconnect Poland from Russian gas, as no Russian gas has arrived since 27 April via the Yamal pipeline that runs through the country. As part of the counter-sanctions imposed on Western countries,...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Tensions rise in Ireland over UK Protocol threat</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/tensions-rise-in-ireland-over-uk-protocol-threat/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Molly Killeen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 04:34:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Irish officials continue to push back against the British government over its reported intention to scrap large parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol unilaterally. Tensions have risen over reports that the UK is drafting legislation that would allow it to...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Most Finns believe country can’t defend itself alone</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/most-finns-believe-country-cant-defend-itself-alone/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pekka Vanttinen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 04:33:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Even if Finland possesses a sizeable military strength and reservists, less than half of the population is convinced that the country could defend itself against a large military onslaught alone, a fresh survey by the think-tank Finnish Business and Policy...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Mayor: The pandemic gave birth to new ideas for Dubrovnik’s future</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/mayor-the-pandemic-gave-birth-to-new-ideas-for-dubrovniks-future/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zeljko Trkanjec]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 04:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[“The time of the COVID crisis for us was a period of restart, which gave us time to rearrange, to rethink,” Mato Franković said, adding that the new projects aim to stabilise economic recovery after two years of significant losses.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Qatar, EU say pushing stalled Iran nuclear talks</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/qatar-eu-say-pushing-stalled-iran-nuclear-talks/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Admin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 04:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Enrique Mora]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iran deal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Qatar]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Qatar's emir and the EU on Thursday (12 May) said they are working to push forward stalled negotiations aimed at reviving a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and major world powers.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Pushing Finland and Sweden into NATO was Putin’s key geopolitical miscalculation</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/defence-and-security/opinion/pushing-finland-and-sweden-into-nato-was-putins-key-geopolitical-miscalculation/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tomi Huhtanen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 16:30:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[What advocates of NATO membership in both Sweden and Finland failed to do in seven decades, Vladimir Putin achieved in a couple of weeks, and the geopolitical impact of their accession to NATO should not be underestimated, writes Tomi Huhtanen.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Kuleba: No to EU candidate status would &#8216;kill our hope&#8217;</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/enlargement/news/kuleba-no-to-eu-candidate-status-would-kill-our-hope/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Oliver Noyan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 15:59:09 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[EU accession]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EU-Ukraine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Germany]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ukraine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ukraine war]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba emphasised on Thursday (12 May) the importance of reaching EU-candidacy status for its morale in the war, while German economy minister Robert Habeck warned of giving “false promises.”]]></description>
		
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		<title>News media eye financial diversification with &#8216;more funding than ever&#8217;</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/media/news/news-media-eye-financial-diversification-with-more-funding-than-ever/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Molly Killeen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 15:19:40 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[EU media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Media Freedom Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[media industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stars4Media]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[New and collaborative funding models are proving crucial to media innovation and will be essential to securing long-term sustainability for newsrooms and beyond, stakeholders and those working in the sector have emphasised.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Commission opens &#8216;solidarity lanes&#8217; to strengthen EU-Ukraine food export</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/commission-opens-solidarity-lanes-to-strengthen-eu-ukraine-food-export/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yaroslava Bukhta]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 14:58:02 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Adina Valean]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EU-Ukraine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food logistics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grains]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taras Kachka]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ukraine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ukraine war]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wheat]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The European Commission has introduced new so-called ‘solidarity lanes’ to improve EU-Ukraine connectivity for grain export, including through railways, amid the blockade of Ukrainian ports due to the Russian invasion.]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Brief – The cost of not solving the Bulgarian veto</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/enlargement/opinion/the-brief-the-cost-of-not-solving-the-bulgarian-veto/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Georgi Gotev]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 14:45:07 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[The Brief]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine is reshaping how the EU conducts its enlargement policy. That will put additional pressure on Bulgaria to lift its veto on neighbouring North Macedonia's EU accession negotiations.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Macron backs right-wing hopefuls ahead of June polls</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/elections/news/macron-backs-right-wing-hopefuls-ahead-of-june-polls/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Davide Basso]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 14:37:37 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Bruno Le Maire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chanez Herbanne]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christelle Morançais]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Constance Le Grip]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Damien Abad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emmanuel Macron]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emmanuelle Haziza]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ensemble]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eric Woerth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[France]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Franck Louvrier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[La Republique En Marche]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Laure de La Raudière]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[legislative elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Les Republicains]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marine Brenier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nicolas Sarkozy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paris]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robin Reda]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[French President Emmanuel Macron has chosen to back several right-wing Les Républicains (LR) candidates in the June legislative elections, continuing his takeover of the now ailing traditional right-wing bloc. EURACTIV France reports.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Controversy surrounds new cybercrime protocol as plenary vote still hangs in the balance</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/data-protection/news/controversy-surrounds-new-cybercrime-protocol-as-plenary-vote-still-hangs-in-the-balance/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Kabelka]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 14:36:13 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[CJEU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CoE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Council of Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cyber-crime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[data protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[law enforcement]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[While the date for the ratification of the Second Additional Cybercrime Protocol by the European Parliament is yet to be set, civil society and MEPs call for the opinion of the European Court of Justice over data and privacy concerns. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>NI protocol on the brink as London warns it will ‘have no choice but to act’</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/uk-europe/news/ni-protocol-on-the-brink-as-london-warns-it-will-have-no-choice-but-to-act/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Benjamin Fox]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 14:35:32 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Brexit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Liz Truss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maroš Šefčovič]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Northern Ireland Protocol]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Talks between the EU and UK aimed at resolving the status of the controversial Northern Ireland protocol appear to be on the brink of collapse, after London warned on Thursday 12 May that it would ‘have no choice but to act’.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Idea of carbon price &#8216;corridor&#8217; resurfaces in France</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/emissions-trading-scheme/news/idea-of-carbon-price-corridor-resurfaces-in-france/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nelly Moussu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 14:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[carbon emissions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CO2 emissions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ETS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EU carbon market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EU ETS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[France]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paris]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The recent surge in CO2 prices on the EU carbon market has revived the idea of introducing a "price corridor", with a maximum and a minimum, in order to ensure greater market stability. EURACTIV France reports.]]></description>
		
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		<title>EURACTIV Archives: Five times Eurovision went political</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/special_report/euractiv-archives-five-times-eurovision-went-political/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vlad Makszimov]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 14:29:19 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Eurovision]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eurovision Song Contest]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Despite claims of being apolitical, year after year the Eurovision song contest never fails to disappoint political aficionados. As part of this year&#8217;s dedicated coverage, EURACTIV presents its selection from its archives of instances that highlight the special place this...]]></description>
		
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		<title>UK, Romania lose ground on LGBTI rights despite overall progress in Europe</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/non-discrimination/news/uk-romania-lose-ground-on-lgbti-rights-despite-overall-progress-in-europe/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Silvia Ellena]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 14:08:39 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Discrimination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LGBTI]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[LGBTI rights are slowly improving across Europe, but “big gaps” persist with a number of countries slipping down the ladder, according to a new ranking published by ILGA-Europe on Thursday (12 May).]]></description>
		
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		<title>Investing in small farmers, agroecology critical to get us out of current food crisis</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/opinion/investing-in-small-farmers-agroecology-critical-to-get-us-out-of-current-food-crisis/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joseph Mandinyenya, Ruchi Tripathi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 12:53:55 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[African agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agroecology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ukraine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ukraine war]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Already battered by the climate crisis and COVID-19, Africa is now facing rising food prices in light of the war in Ukraine. Investing in agroecology and smallholder farmers is the only way out of the crisis, Joseph Mandinyenya and Ruchi Tripathi argue.

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		<title>To get rid of Russian fossil fuels, the EU needs to put energy savings first</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/opinion/to-get-rid-of-russian-fossil-fuels-the-eu-needs-to-put-energy-savings-first/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry Verhaar, Monica Frassoni]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 12:21:21 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[building renovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renovation wave]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The biggest potential for massive energy savings lies in the decarbonisation of the EU building stock. But to be effective, measures must be accompanied by a strong EU policy and regulatory framework, write Monica Frassoni and Harry Verhaar.]]></description>
		
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		<title>The cost of market concentration</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/the-cost-of-market-concentration/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[János Ammann]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 12:10:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Technological progress and lax anti-trust enforcement have led to high market concentration, which in turn led to ballooning profits of some big corporations, to the detriment of economic development, economics professor Jan Eeckhout told EURACTIV in an interview.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Serbia reacts strongly to Kosovo Council of Europe application</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/serbia-reacts-strongly-to-kosovo-council-of-europe-application/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alice Taylor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 11:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Council of Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EU-Kosovo relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Serbia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Western Balkans]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Following Kosovo’s submission of an application to the Council of Europe (CoE) on Thursday (12 May), Serbian President Aleksander Vučić called an urgent meeting of the National Security Council for Friday, claiming Pristina has violated a number of agreements.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Berlin inches closer to expropriating Gazprom assets</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/news/berlin-inches-closer-to-expropriating-gazprom-assets/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nikolaus J. Kurmayer]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 11:40:43 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Gas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gas market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gazprom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Germany]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Klaus Müller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert Habeck]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russia sanctions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sanctions]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Following the Russian announcement of sanctions against 31 European utilities, including Gazprom Germania, the German government is inching closer to expropriating the German Gazprom subsidiary and related assets.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Lawmakers back EU-wide ban on new fossil fuel cars from 2035, despite strong lobbying</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/transport/news/lawmakers-back-eu-wide-ban-on-new-fossil-fuel-cars-from-2035-despite-strong-lobbying/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sean Goulding Carroll]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 10:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[CO2 emission standards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EU Green Deal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fit for 55]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lobbying]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Lawmakers in the European Parliament’s environment committee voted to uphold a proposed ban on the sale of polluting vehicles from 2035 but narrowly rejected proposals for stricter 2030 targets on cars and vans that would have made the transition smoother.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Commissioner Dalli: Eurovision ‘undisputed element’ of European shared cultural identity</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/commissioner-dalli-eurovision-undisputed-element-of-european-shared-cultural-identity/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerardo Fortuna]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 10:34:57 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[enlargement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[equality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ESC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Europe Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Identity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European values]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eurovision]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eurovision Song Contest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Helena Dalli]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Artistic events bring people together, overcoming divisions and barriers, and as such, the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) is an "undisputed element" of the European shared cultural identity, which could this year help renew the call for peace on the continent, according to Maltese EU Commissioner Helena Dalli.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Half of hospitalised COVID-19 patients in China still have symptoms after two years</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/coronavirus/news/half-of-hospitalised-covid-19-patients-in-china-still-have-symptoms-after-two-years/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Giedre Peseckyte]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 09:08:12 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COVID]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[long covid]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[A follow-up study found that two years after being hospitalised with COVID-19 in China, over half still have at least one symptom. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>#Media4Europe Conference: Media transformation &#038; democracy building &#8211; Second Edition Stars4Media Awards [Promoted content]</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/video/media4europe-conference-media-transformation-democracy-building-second-edition-stars4media-awards/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Catalina Dumbraveanu, Christophe Leclercq]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 08:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[EUROPE'S MEDIA LAB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Federation of Journalists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Journalism Centre]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VUB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Asssociation of News Publishers]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This Stars4Media event concluded the implementation of Stars4Media Second Edition and launched Stars4Media NEWS.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Finland must apply for NATO membership without delay, leaders say</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/defence-and-security/news/finland-must-apply-for-nato-membership-without-delay-leaders-say/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexandra Brzozowski]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 07:29:36 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Finland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nato]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sanna Marin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sauli Niinisto]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Finland’s President Sauli Niinistö and Prime Minister Sanna Marin on Thursday (12 May) officially endorsed the idea that their country should join NATO.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Radio spectrum: inside the next challenge for 5G deployment</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/interview/radio-spectrum-inside-the-next-challenge-for-5g-deployment/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Luca Bertuzzi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 07:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A significant new spectrum needs to be attributed to 5G usage for the new generation of networks to carry out their full benefits, as the next years could be crucial for Europe to catch up or further fall behind in this technological race, Luciana Camargos told EURACTIV.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Commission: Disputed antimicrobial should be restricted, but not reserved for human use</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/health-consumers/news/commission-disputed-antimicrobial-should-be-restricted-but-not-reserved-for-human-use/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amalie Holmgaard Mersh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 06:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[AMR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Antimicrobial resistance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[colistin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Committee on Environment Public Health and Food Safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ENVI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Commission]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&#038;p=1756647</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[European lawmakers are still not impressed by the EU executive's strong defence of its stance on the disputed antimicrobial colistin, as disagreements surrounding the list of antimicrobials to be reserved for human use continue.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Germany may be able to withstand winter without Russian gas, Habeck says</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/news/germany-may-be-able-to-withstand-winter-without-russian-gas-habeck-says/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Admin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 05:55:20 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[natural gas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russian gas]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.euractiv.com/?p=1756979</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Germany may be able to cope with a boycott of Russian gas imports as soon as the coming winter, German Economy Minister Robert Habeck told WirtschaftsWoche weekly on Thursday (12 May).]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Resentment for Ukrainian refugees grows in central and eastern Europe</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/resentment-for-ukrainian-refugees-grows-in-central-and-eastern-europe/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[EURACTIV Network]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 05:45:02 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[The Capitals]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Austria prolonging Hungarian and Slovenian border control amid the Ukraine war, the UK's Johnson promising to protect Sweden in case it applies for NATO membership, and so much more.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Experts urge rethink of energy metrics to fully decarbonise buildings</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/experts-urge-rethink-of-energy-metrics-to-fully-decarbonise-buildings/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nikolaus J. Kurmayer]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 05:42:54 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[climate protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy Performance of Building Directive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EPBD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[primary energy use]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renovation wave]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Primary energy consumption is a metric that is commonly used worldwide, including by the European Commission. Most experts agree though that the metric is not fit for purpose when it comes to measuring energy use in buildings.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Romania to ease Black Sea gas extraction conditions</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/news/romania-to-ease-black-sea-gas-extraction-conditions/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Georgi Gotev]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 05:37:56 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[offshore gas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Romania]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russian invasion]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&#038;p=1757088</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Romanian senators on Wednesday (11 May) passed a bill the government hopes will encourage gas extraction in the Black Sea as the European Union looks to reduce its dependency on Russian gas.]]></description>
		
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		<title>&#8216;Politically-driven&#8217; EU carbon market needs more transparency, analysts agree</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/emissions-trading-scheme/news/politically-driven-eu-carbon-market-needs-more-transparency-analysts-agree/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Frédéric Simon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 05:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[aviation emissions trading scheme]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The European Union’s flagship climate policy instrument, the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), needs more monitoring and transparency in order to prevent “speculation about speculation” and restore political confidence in the market, analysts have said.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Greece ratifies defence deal with US</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/greece-ratifies-defence-deal-with-us/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarantis Michalopoulos]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 05:27:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Greek government is expected to ratify on Thursday a landmark defence agreement with the US deepening the American military presence at four new military bases.  The main opposition has reacted, saying the government did not negotiate the new deal...]]></description>
		
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		<title>NATO to welcome Nordic members as Ukraine pushes back Russian forces</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/nato-to-welcome-nordic-members-as-ukraine-pushes-back-russian-forces/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Georgi Gotev]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 05:15:48 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Finland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gazprom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nato]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russian gas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russian invasion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sanctions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sweden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ukraine]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Finland is expected to announce on Thursday (12 May) its intention to join NATO with Sweden likely to follow soon after, diplomats and officials said, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine reshapes European security and the Atlantic military alliance.]]></description>
		
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		<title>EU source: Ukraine just sped up EU’s will to cut off Russian gas</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/eu-source-ukraine-just-sped-up-eus-will-to-cut-off-russian-gas/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarantis Michalopoulos]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 05:10:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ukraine’s decision to suspend the gas flow through a transit point that it said delivers almost a third of the fuel piped from Russia to Europe through Ukraine is a “logical consequence” of Russia’s atrocities, an EU source told EURACTIV.com. ...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Albanian government must prioritise vulnerable people amid price crunch</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/albanian-government-must-prioritise-vulnerable-people-amid-price-crunch/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alice Taylor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 05:07:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The government must provide financial support to society’s most vulnerable while scaling back on non-priority expenditures to help the country through this difficult period, according to the Governor of the Bank of Albania, Gent Sejko. On Wednesday (11 May), Sejko...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Former Kosovo military leaders plead not guilty to charges in The Hague</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/former-kosovo-military-leaders-plead-guilty-to-charges-in-the-hague/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eleonora Vasques]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 05:03:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) leaders pleaded not guilty to fresh charges brought against them by prosecutors on Tuesday and asked for their trials to be expedited as they have been in custody for 18 months at The Hague. Specialist...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Poland receives 10 times more refugees than Serbia during 2015 crisis</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/poland-receives-10-times-more-refugees-than-serbia-during-2015-crisis/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eleonora Vasques]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 05:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Poland recorded ten times more Ukrainian refugees since the start of the war in Ukraine than the refugees Serbia received from the Middle East at the peak of the 2015 refugee crisis, a spokesman for the office of the UN...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Setting up the European social economy to thrive [Promoted content]</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/opinion/setting-up-the-european-social-economy-to-thrive/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Roberta Bosurgi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 05:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Taxonomy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sustainable growth]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[From idealism to action. Now, for the first time, the social economy and social investment have a seat at the EU’s policy table.]]></description>
		
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		<title>COVID-19 jabs still necessary, says Serbian epidemiologist</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/covid-19-jabs-still-necessary-says-serbian-epidemiologist/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eleonora Vasques]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 04:59:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[An increase in the number of new COVID-19 cases was not registered during the Labour Day and Easter holidays but everyone should be careful, and vaccinations are still necessary, said Serbian epidemiologist Predrag Kon on Tuesday. In a statement to...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Incoming Slovenian government finalises coalition agreement, cabinet line-up</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/incoming-slovenian-government-finalises-coalition-agreement-cabinet-line-up/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sebastijan R. Maček]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 04:56:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The incoming left-liberal government led by former energy executive Robert Golob has finalised the coalition agreement less than three weeks after Golob’s landmark election victory and unveiled most of the names in what will be the largest cabinet in Slovenia’s...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Croatia could become Central Europe’s energy hub, says PM</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/croatia-could-become-central-europes-energy-hub-says-pm/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zoran Radosavljevic]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 04:56:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Croatia could become an “energy hub in the northern Adriatic” as Europe seeks to wean itself off Russian energy, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said during a visit to Cyprus on Wednesday. Croatia’s floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal on the...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Romania wants to stop public bodies using Russian security software</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/romania-wants-to-stop-public-bodies-using-russian-security-software/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bogdan Neagu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 04:55:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Public institutions and authorities may no longer be allowed to use cyber security software and services made by Russian companies or controlled by firms or persons from Russia, according to a new government bill. According to the proposal, the presence...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Russia &#8216;most direct threat to world order&#8217;, von der Leyen says at EU-Japan summit</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/russia-most-direct-threat-to-world-order-von-der-leyen-says-at-eu-japan-summit/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Georgi Gotev]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 04:51:44 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Charles Michel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EU-Japan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EU-Japan summit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fumio Kishida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kuril islands]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russian invasion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sanctions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ursula von der Leyen]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Russia is the "most direct threat" to the international order because of its invasion of Ukraine, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Thursday (12 May) in Tokyo.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Authorities withhold reason for giving away Hungarian highways for 35 years</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/authorities-withhold-reason-for-giving-away-hungarian-highways-for-35-years/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vlagyiszlav Makszimov]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 04:47:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Hungarian National Concession Bureau will go to the Supreme Court (Kúria) to withhold the release of the calculations underlying a 35-year concession contract of the country’s motorways to a consortium linked to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Telex reported via Radio Free Europe....]]></description>
		
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		<title>Polish opposition tables confidence vote against controversial justice minister</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/polish-opposition-tables-confidence-vote-against-controversial-justice-minister/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bartosz Sieniawski]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 04:47:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Polish opposition parties from the left, centre and moderate right have tabled a motion for a vote of no confidence against controversial Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro. Donald Tusk, leader of Poland’s largest opposition party, the centrist Civic Platform (PO), announced last...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Portuguese inflation hits 7.2% in April</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/portuguese-inflation-hits-7-2-in-april/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrícia Dinis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 04:46:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The year-on-year change in Portugal’s consumer price index (CPI) was 7.2% in April, up from 5.3% in the previous month and the highest since March 1993, Statistics Portugal (INE) said on Wednesday. “The year-on-year change in the Consumer Price Index...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Prosecutor drops case against ex-minister over fatal car crash</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/prosecutor-drops-case-against-ex-minister-over-fatal-car-crash/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[João Godinho]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 04:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The public prosecutor will not be pressing charges against former Interior Minister Eduardo Cabrita over a fatal car crash. On 18 June 2021, Cabrita’s official car fatally struck Nuno Santos, a maintenance worker on the A6 motorway. At first, the...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Spain to make abortion a public health right, end parental consent for over 16s</title>
		<link>https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/spain-to-make-abortion-a-public-health-right-end-parental-consent-for-over-16s/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fernando Heller]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 04:44:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Spain is finalising the details of a draft law that would guarantee the right to seek an abortion in the country’s free public healthcare system and scrap the requirement for 16-year-olds and above to obtain parental consent. Sources from Spain’s...]]></description>
		
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