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                <language>en</language><item><title>Banks | The crash that has rocked Lithuania</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/1216071-crash-has-rocked-lithuania</link><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Gamblers or victims?&rdquo; wonders the front-page of Vieidas,   commenting on the two principle shareholders of Snoras, Lithuanian   Raimondas Baranauskas and Russian [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/111125veidas.jpg" length="10100" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 16:18:01 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Debate | Refuseniks and problem cases of the non-eurozone (Respekt, Prague)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/1154301-refuseniks-and-problem-cases-non-eurozone</link><description><![CDATA[As the eurozone crisis deepens, the countries outside of it are trying to come up with ways not to lose control of their destinies inside the EU. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/MAYK-euro-respekt_0.jpg" length="59391" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:15:16 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Railways | Greater European network on track</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/1077461-greater-european-network-track</link><description><![CDATA[On 19 October, the European Commission presented its project  for the integration of European transport networks. Endowed with a  budget of 37.7 billion [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/Vanguardia-20102011-100.jpg" length="39368" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:52:37 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Economic crisis | Youthful members of the full-time precariat (Polityka, Warsaw)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/953511-youthful-members-full-time-precariat</link><description><![CDATA[The crisis has accelerated the emergence of a new social class in Europe. Dubbed &quot;the precariat&quot; by sociologists, it is made up of young people with no prospect of a decent job or a reasonable standard of living. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/precarita.jpg" length="207636" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:40:35 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>1991-2011 | A Baltic triumph (IQ The Economist, Vilnius)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/872211-baltic-triumph</link><description><![CDATA[In August 1991, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia declared their independence from a collapsing USSR. Despite a few hiccups along the way, twenty years on they have definitively turned the page on Communism and come back to their roots in Europe. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/Baltes-1991.jpg" length="46508" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:37:30 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Romania | A Marshall plan for crisis-hit countries</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/845841-marshall-plan-crisis-hit-countries</link><description><![CDATA[&quot;New Marshall plan offers fresh chance,&quot; announces an enthusiastic Adevărul, in the wake of a European Commission decision to reduce the level of national government [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/adevarul-09082011-100.JPG" length="39865" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:13:55 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Poland | Mini-Marshall Plan "unfair and divisive"</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/825131-mini-marshall-plan-unfair-and-divisive</link><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;EU Marshall Plan encourages bankrupts,&rdquo; complains the front page of DGP, which reports on a European Commission plan to increase EU funding for farming, regional [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/Dziennik-02082011-100.jpg" length="29933" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 12:55:52 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Latvia | Corruption and dissolution</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/683851-corruption-and-dissolution</link><description><![CDATA[The Latvian president&rsquo;s first-time request to dissolve the Parliament is &ldquo;a new opportunity for Latvia&rdquo; headline Diena. Announced in a speech on May 28, President [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/20110530-Diena-100.jpg" length="6858" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 15:28:44 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>European Union | Patient doing better than expected (Gazeta Wyborcza, Warsaw)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/629621-patient-doing-better-expected</link><description><![CDATA[Amid a virtual consensus that the current crisis has cast doubts over the future of the European Union, Polish columnist Jacek Pawlicki argues that the EU’s ability to adapt along with the contribution made by its more recent members will ensure its continued survival. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/europe-sick.jpg" length="99537" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 19:23:51 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Labour market | Work in Germany? Yes, maybe (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Frankfurt)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/626561-work-germany-yes-maybe</link><description><![CDATA[On 1 May, the doors will open wide for Poles, Czechs and other eastern Europeans now free to work in Germany. But no one expects a stampede. Quite the opposite: German companies will have to woo the new guest workers ardently and assiduously. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/work-solar.jpg" length="30066" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 18:38:44 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Central Europe | The wilted charms of the euro (Presseurop, )</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/583111-wilted-charms-euro</link><description><![CDATA[Europe’s sovereign debt crisis has dampened enthusiasm for the single currency in most of the countries of Central Europe. Today, only the Baltic States are still eager to join the Eurozone, writes &quot;Rzeczpospolita&quot;. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/AREND_euro.jpg" length="89802" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 18:48:19 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Two towns in Europe | Valka-Valga, two sides to the story (Postimees, Tallinn)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/505361-valka-valga-two-sides-story</link><description><![CDATA[A walk from Valka to Valga not only takes you from Lativa to Estonia, but you also have the impression of traveling from one era to another. Postimees reports on a quarrel between the old guard and the new in one of Europe’s far-flung border towns. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/Valka-Valga.jpg" length="70696" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:35:20 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Baltic states | Where minorites must hold their tongue (De Volkskrant, Amsterdam)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/452271-where-minorites-must-hold-their-tongue</link><description><![CDATA[The linguistic rights of the sizeable Russian and Polish minorities in the three former Soviet republics, which joined the EU in 2004, are hardly recognised. A Dutch journalist deplores governmental intransigence on the issue of languages. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/Riga-Russian-market.jpg" length="114207" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 18:40:57 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Baltic states | Following Estonia's lead (Atgimimas, Vilnius)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/427171-following-estonia-s-lead</link><description><![CDATA[On 1st January, Estonia will become the first Baltic state to join the euro zone — a development which an Estonian political scientist believes will offer a strong motivation to neighbouring Latvia and Lithuania to follow in its footsteps and also encourage more cooperation between the three countries. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/baltic-cooperation.jpg" length="77991" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 19:05:26 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Portugal | Half a million working poor</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/413631-half-million-working-poor</link><description><![CDATA[Portugal &ldquo;already has 500,000 working poor&rdquo;, reports Jornal de Not&iacute;cias, noting that within the working population, the 20% highest-paid earn 6.1 times more than the [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/02122010-Jornal-Noticia-100.jpg" length="18580" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 14:40:46 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Austerity | Pity the poor civil servant (Il Foglio, Milan)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/372061-pity-poor-civil-servant</link><description><![CDATA[They used to have it made — nice easy work, good pensions and job security — but the swingeing cuts that have come with the crisis threaten to end forever the cushy life of Europe&#039;s fast-disappearing civil servants. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/bureaucrat-desk.jpg" length="28387" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:00:39 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Stability pact | That figures</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief/318101-figures</link><description><![CDATA[&quot;The European Commission has agreed to study an alternative model for calculating its public debt,&quot; reveals P&uacute;blico, speaking of the letter signed by nine member [&hellip;] (News in brief)]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:20:39 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Fires | The ghost of Chernobyl again floating over Europe</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/314611-ghost-chernobyl-again-floating-over-europe</link><description><![CDATA[&quot;Natural catastrophes and nuclear energy: the danger has been pushed back&quot;, reads the headline of Die Tageszeitung, depicting the image of a Russian forest contaminated [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/12082010-Taz.jpg" length="11544" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:18:04 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>European of the Week  | Ilmars Poikans, Latvian cyber-avenger (Süddeutsche Zeitung, Munich)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/256111-ilmars-poikans-latvian-cyber-avenger</link><description><![CDATA[For months he was Latvia’s cyber Robin Hood. After hacking into secret tax files, Ilmars Poikans, alias Neo, showed his compatriots how the country’s elite lined their pockets during the crisis. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/Ilmars-Poikans.jpg" length="91744" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 18:54:09 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Baltic states and the crisis (2) | Latvia, from boom to bust (The Independent, London)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/233951-latvia-boom-bust</link><description><![CDATA[With the highest unemployment rate in the EU, the capitalist boom years for Latvia have gone, and many of its citizens are hankering for the grey certitudes of life under communism, reports The Independent. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/latvia-protest.jpg" length="44608" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:08:17 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Baltic states and the crisis (1) | Running for the euro (Dziennik Gazeta Prawna, Warsaw)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/231041-running-euro</link><description><![CDATA[The worst is over for the Baltic States. For the first time since the beginning of the financial crisis, Moody&#039;s has upped its ratings outlooks for Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia: a sign that the three republics will soon be able to join the eurozone. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/baltic-states.JPG" length="129907" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:23:27 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Journalism | The incredible shrinking E.U. press corps (The New York Times, New York)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/221851-incredible-shrinking-eu-press-corps</link><description><![CDATA[Even as the EU gets more and more talked about, the Brussels press corps is dwindling. Nowhere is this phenomenon more marked than amongst journalists from the new member states of Central and Eastern Europe. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/european-press.jpg" length="118701" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 18:30:36 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>University | Schools feel cost of crisis (Adevărul, Bucharest)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/220521-schools-feel-cost-crisis</link><description><![CDATA[The education sector in Europe has been hard hit by cuts in budgets, personnel and investment. Some universities, e.g. in the UK, might even have to be closed down. And some leading institutions could soon lose their top international rankings. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/education-crisis.jpg" length="107714" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:10:17 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Crisis | Farewell to fixed incomes (Il Sole-24 Ore, Milan)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/209591-farewell-fixed-incomes</link><description><![CDATA[Battered by the economic crisis and drowning in deficits, several EU states have opted to cut public sector pay rather than devalue their currency. The choice is unpopular but not unprecedented, reports Il Sole 24 Ore. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/salaries.jpg" length="154404" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:31:19 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Single currency | Euro, go east! (Handelsblatt, Düsseldorf)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/193751-euro-go-east</link><description><![CDATA[With its monetary union weakened by the crisis, the EU shouldn’t be afraid of enlarging the eurozone. Handelsblatt recommends rapidly integrating the more dynamic economies to the east, which have been scorned for too long as the weakest links in the system. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/Eastern-euro.jpg" length="158049" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:49:16 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Baltic Sea | The big cleanup begins</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/189031-big-cleanup-begins</link><description><![CDATA[The countries bordering the Baltic Sea pledge to clean up what experts call the &ldquo;most polluted sea in the world&rdquo;, reports Helsingin Sanomat. At a [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/Helsingin-Sanomat-11022010.jpg" length="43344" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:44:08 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Heroine seeks happy ending | Editorial</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/editorial/174941-heroine-seeks-happy-ending</link><description><![CDATA[&quot;Would you say that you are optimistic about the future of the European Union?&quot; In October and November of 2009, 58% of Europeans in 30 different countries, who were questioned by Eurobarometer, acknowledged that they were. An even greater majority (75%) were convinced of the need for the EU, which they see as &quot;indispensable in coping with global challenges.&quot; However, a hefty 46% of those same Europeans believe that the EU &quot;lacks new ideas and projects,&quot; and a dispirited 61% also thought that &quot;in the future, today&#039;s children will face a more difficult life than the one we have now.&quot;
These contradictory responses outline the portrait of a Europe that has much in common with the protagonist of a Bildungsroman: a heroine full of ambitions and contradictions, who battles with the trails and tribulations of a capricious destiny. In this roman-fleuve, those who look back with contentment on their recent history joyfully adhere to the values of the &quot;extended family.&quot; That is the case of the 57% of those questioned who affirm that they have benefited from their country&#039;s accession to the EU: the most satisfied being the Spanish, the French, and notwithstanding the current economic crisis  &ndash;  or perhaps because of it  &ndash;  the Irish. However, for other members of the clan (31%) the question of Europe is more likely to prompt a strained smile or even a hostile look, particularly among the Latvians and the British.
The question of who is to blame for these mixed feelings ought to remain a subplot, while the main theme should be the ongoing effort to reinforce the unity of the family. In its failure to respond in a truly collective manner to the 12 January earthquake in Haiti, the EU has missed a major opportunity to address the expectations and doubts of its citizens. But that is not to say that we should abandon all hope in common initiatives. At a time when fears for the future of the European car manufacturing business have highlighted the impact of the economic crisis, there are few doubts about where these are needed: 69% of Europeans believe that the restoration of economic prosperity should be &quot;the main priority for the European Union in the years to come.&quot;
Iulia Bad&eacute;a-Gu&eacute;rit&eacute;e
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<item><title>Central and Eastern Europe | World Bank&#039;s forsees debt gloom</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/149681-world-banks-forsees-debt-gloom</link><description><![CDATA[Lean years are in the offing for Central and Eastern Europe, warns the World Bank in its latest report, cited by today&rsquo;s Dziennik Gazeta Prawna. [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/091204-dziennik.jpg" length="6079" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:04:16 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>EU-Russia | Sweden pushed onto Baltic chessboard</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/139701-sweden-pushed-baltic-chessboard</link><description><![CDATA[The EU-Russian summit in Stockholm has prompted some reflections on Sweden&rsquo;s foreign and defence policy in the Svenska Dagbladet: &ldquo;Now that the Lisbon Treaty is [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/Svenka-dagbladet-181109.JPG" length="39764" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:18:13 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Gas | Gazprom makes offers no-one refuses (Polska The Times, Warsaw)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/136041-gazprom-makes-offers-no-one-refuses</link><description><![CDATA[Current or former heads of government, European commissioners, national energy company chiefs — in Brussels, the Russian energy giant has fielded a formidable team of lobbyists to defend its interests and projects, which are not always compatible with European initiatives. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/gazprom.jpg" length="118390" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:50:07 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Gas | Green light for Nord Stream</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/132781-green-light-nord-stream</link><description><![CDATA[Sweden and Finland&#039;s November 5th approval of the route of the future Nord Stream gas pipeline, which passes through their coastal waters, has set aside [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/dagens-nyheter-091106.jpg" length="7322" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:55:38 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Financial crisis | Save Iceland from the slippery slope</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/87371-save-iceland-slippery-slope</link><description><![CDATA[In a call for solidarity between member states published in&nbsp;De Volkskrant, three economists condemn the &quot;bailiff&quot; attitude adopted by certain countries  &ndash;  in [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/De-Volkskrant-310809.jpg" length="41443" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:20:25 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>History | Condemning totalitarianism of all colours (Revista 22, Bucharest)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/82381-condemning-totalitarianism-all-colours</link><description><![CDATA[The 23rd August is &quot;European Day of Rememberance for the Victims of Nazism and Stalinism&quot;, to condemn totalitarianism. A noble cause perhaps, but one which has provoked controversy in Russia, where Stalin is still a national hero. They point out that Russia in fact saved many lives threatened by Nazism. Yet the Russians remain cagey about their Soviet Union archives, a stumbling block for ex-Soviet states to really understand their totalitarian pasts. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/baltic-chain.jpg" length="36212" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:16:47 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Turkey | Go East (The Guardian, London)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/79961-go-east</link><description><![CDATA[The EU rose out of the ashes of war. Perhaps, with a little patience and pragmatism, a Middle Eastern Union is not such a distant fantasy. And Turkey, as East-West linchpin, is well-placed to be that unifying force. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/turkey-arab_4.jpg" length="135053" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:17:28 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Crisis | Iceland squeezed like a lemon (Financial Times, London)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/78391-iceland-squeezed-lemon</link><description><![CDATA[Can Iceland and Latvia pay the foreign debts run up by a fairly small number of their population? The European Union and International Monetary Fund have told them to pay the debts with public money by raising taxes, slashing public spending and obliging citizens to deplete their savings. But a public backlash in these countries may force a compromise with their creditor nations, writes American economist Michael Hudson in the Financial Times. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/iceland-protest-affiche.jpg" length="39490" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:12:01 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Regional cooperation | Baltic Blues (Polityka, Warsaw)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/77821-baltic-blues</link><description><![CDATA[Several years ago, the Baltic became the EU’s internal sea. But what kind of a sea is it? A shallow, closed, poor, one that divides rather than connects. On economic as well as environmental issues, the future of the Baltic states is bound in cooperation with neighbouring countries and with the European Union. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/baltic-fishing.jpg" length="43550" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:15:04 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Financial Crisis | Surprising change for developing countries</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/75741-surprising-change-developing-countries</link><description><![CDATA[&quot;The economies of central Europe are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel, but Romania will not be at the front [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:12:05 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Central and Eastern Europe | Lean years are back (Gandul, Bucharest)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/74961-lean-years-are-back</link><description><![CDATA[The financial crisis in Central and Eastern Europe and the Baltic states, which until recently were posting record growth rates, has forced governments to slash budgets, starting with public service salaries — and cabinet ministers are leading the way. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/vaches-maigres.jpg" length="114951" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:42:08 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Czech Republic | Roma reality show ends in Prague</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/69731-roma-reality-show-ends-prague</link><description><![CDATA[The front page of Mlad&aacute; Fronta DNES leads with news of &quot;Solemn mourning&quot; in the streets of&nbsp;Prague. Ion Miclescu, the eldest son of king Robinson [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/mf-dnes-040809.jpg" length="40039" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:58:48 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Marriage | Mr and Mr Smith (Cafebabel.com, Paris)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/57421-mr-and-mr-smith</link><description><![CDATA[Same sex couples continue to benefit from more extensive civil rights almost everywhere Europe. But de jure gay marriages are only authorized in five countries. Cafebabel.com sets out to map &quot;gay-friendly&quot; Europe. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/couple-homosexuel-gay-pride.jpg" length="53053" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:40:16 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>ex-soviet bloc | Dear Barack, just a reminder... (Gazeta Wyborcza, Warsaw)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/56131-dear-barack-just-reminder</link><description><![CDATA[Leading politicians from Central and Eastern Europe have sent an open letter to the US president urging him to pursue &quot;a firm and principled policy towards Russia&quot;. At stake is America&#039;s credibility in a region it wholeheartedly embraced in the 90&#039;s, but which now, according to the signatories, it takes for granted. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/obama-prague.jpg" length="27929" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:27:43 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Tower of Babel | Send in the flies (Cafebabel.com, Paris)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/52521-send-flies</link><description><![CDATA[“Faire mouche” in French means to hit the bull’s eye, hit the nail right on the head; “die Fliege machen” or “eine Fliege machen” in German means to clear off, get lost: though both translate literally as “do (the) fly”. But sparing the life of this pesky insect is regarded as an act of kindness in Spain, Sweden, Latvia and France. The following is a selection of some choice European expressions that hit the nail – and not the fly – on the head. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/faire-mouche_0.jpg" length="26761" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:00:07 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Economic Crisis | Money lenders have got souls - other people&#039;s</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/52141-money-lenders-have-got-souls-other-peoples</link><description><![CDATA[With the Latvian economy reeling from the effects of the global financial crisis, many people are turning to small money lenders to help them over [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:42:06 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Crisis | Latvia on the brink (Die Zeit, Hamburg)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/42101-latvia-brink</link><description><![CDATA[For a long time the country with the highest growth in the EU, Latvia finds itself staring into a financial abyss. Seeking to economise its way out of the crisis by slashing public spending, it may even have to devalue its currency. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/lettonie-marche.jpg" length="61507" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:56:36 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Tower of Babel | Of women and cars (Cafebabel.com, Paris)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/39221-women-and-cars</link><description><![CDATA[Women in the EU enjoy cheaper car insurance than men. Apparently because they take less risks. So what are we supposed to make of clichés about how women drive? Café Babel trawls expressions ranging from the Urals all the way to Spain. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/Henning-Studte-cafbabel-2.jpg" length="48948" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:33:26 +0100</pubDate></item>
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