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                <language>en</language><item><title>Drugs | Netherlands bans khat</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief/1383001-netherlands-bans-khat</link><description><![CDATA[The Dutch government has decided to impose a ban on khat,  following the publication of a study on the use of the drug by [&hellip;] (News in brief)]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:06:21 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Health | Europe's food safety in hands of lobbies (Süddeutsche Zeitung, Munich)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/1173161-europe-s-food-safety-hands-lobbies</link><description><![CDATA[The European Food Inspection Authority decides what ends up on our plates. But their links with industry are many – and consumers are paying for it. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/efsa.jpg" length="234000" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:03:22 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Italy | Fiat goes its own way</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief/1020451-fiat-goes-its-own-way</link><description><![CDATA[&quot;Fiat&#039;s  split&quot;, headlines Il Sole 24 Ore: CEO Sergio Marchionne announced on Monday that Italy&#039;s leading car builder will break from  Confindustria, the [&hellip;] (News in brief)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/brief/Fiat-il-sole_0.jpg" length="119254" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:44:10 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Trade | EU opens borders to Palestinian produce</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief/1000531-eu-opens-borders-palestinian-produce</link><description><![CDATA[At  a time when Europe&rsquo;s 27 member states have been unable to adopt a  common position on the recognition of Palestine, the European [&hellip;] (News in brief)]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:47:44 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Romania | Gold fever hits Bucharest (Revista 22, Bucharest)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/953961-gold-fever-hits-bucharest</link><description><![CDATA[As the economic crisis drives up the value of gold on world markets, the Romanian state intends to hitch a ride by reopening the mine fields at Roşia Montană in association with a Canadian firm. So far, the project has dug up more controversy than gold. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/Rosia-Montana.jpg" length="110153" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 18:36:02 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>EU-China | Let&#039;s face the hard truth about China (The Guardian, London)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/744531-lets-face-hard-truth-about-china</link><description><![CDATA[The European debt crisis is an open goal for Chinese investment overseas. This is why we need to understand what kind of power China is becoming, argues British historian Timothy Garton Ash. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/china-dragon.jpg" length="23965" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:18:16 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Germany – Poland | Berlin and Warsaw - sweetness and light</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/718371-berlin-and-warsaw-sweetness-and-light</link><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Hand in hand with Germans,&rdquo; headlines Gazeta Wyborcza on the 20th anniversary of the Treaty of Good Neighbourship and Friendly Co-operation &ndash; one of the [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/110617gazetawyborcza.jpg" length="6414" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 13:17:36 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Sweden | Chinese to Saab&#039;s rescue</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/631511-chinese-saabs-rescue</link><description><![CDATA[&quot;The Chinese say &lsquo;yes&rsquo;&ldquo;, headlines Dagens industri following the announcement by Spyker, the Dutch company that owns Saab, of the strategic partnership agreement signed with [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/Dagens-industri-03052011.jpg" length="47440" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 14:13:28 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Romania | Renault threatens Dacia pull-out</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/531901-renault-threatens-dacia-pull-out</link><description><![CDATA[Rumours  that Renault is considering plans to delocalise production for some of  the models made for its low-cost brand Dacia to Morocco have [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/Gandul-030701-100.jpg" length="50019" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 14:53:22 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Spain | Barcelona, 7 million visitors can&#039;t be wrong</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/435251-barcelona-7-million-visitors-cant-be-wrong</link><description><![CDATA[&quot;Barcelona announces record tourist figures to end 2010,&quot; headlines El Peri&oacute;dico. According to the Barcelona daily, with more than seven million visitors, the Catalan capital [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/20122010-El-Periodico-100.jpg" length="22315" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 14:59:20 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Illegal Trade | The slaves that fish for Europe (The Guardian, London)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/355011-slaves-fish-europe</link><description><![CDATA[Pirate fishing ships that exploit human labour in appalling conditions are operating off unprotected waters in West Africa. An environmental organisation has revealed that much of their catch is destined for the European market. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/All-at-Sea---Cover.jpg" length="52562" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:51:42 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Hungary | Opel dumps Antwerp and heads east</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/343631-opel-dumps-antwerp-and-heads-east</link><description><![CDATA[&quot;Full speed ahead for Opel engines,&quot; enthuses Budapest&#039;s N&eacute;pszabads&aacute;g. The General Motors subsidiary has announced that it plans to invest 500 million euros to expand [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/100922nepszabadsag.jpg" length="8160" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 13:36:28 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Globalisation | Don&#039;t be afraid of China (De Standaard, Brussels)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/327191-dont-be-afraid-china</link><description><![CDATA[As the number two power in the global economy, China&#039;s rapid development is a major worry for the other high-stakes players like the United States and Europe. However, China&#039;s growth is beneficial to European companies, and like Japan in the 1970&#039;s and 80&#039;s, it does not constitute the threat that so many fear it does. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/china-economy.jpg" length="43572" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:27:32 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Iceland | Holy mackerel, it's Cod Wars 2 (The Guardian, London)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/322051-holy-mackerel-it-s-cod-wars-2</link><description><![CDATA[Reminiscent of the cod wars of the seventies, Scotland and Norway are urging the EU to impose sanctions on Iceland and the Faroe Islands, accused of gobbling up North Atlantic fish stocks. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/mackerel-war.jpg" length="86120" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:01:32 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Czech Republic | The seventeenth German state</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/290431-seventeenth-german-state</link><description><![CDATA[Headlining with &ldquo;Czech Economy boosted,&rdquo; a delighted Lidov&eacute; Noviny reports on a steep rise in Czech exports, which are up by 24.4% over May of [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/08072010-Lidove-Noviny.jpg" length="14719" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:36:40 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Greece | China shops for crisis bargains</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/255421-china-shops-crisis-bargains</link><description><![CDATA[&quot;They want Piraeus&nbsp;to be their doorway to Europe,&quot;&nbsp;announces the front page of Ta Nea. &quot;They&quot;&nbsp;refers to the management of&nbsp;China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO),&nbsp;which, in the [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/Tanea-20052010.jpg" length="40297" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 15:18:18 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Italy | Fiat to jump-start Italian growth</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/236931-fiat-jump-start-italian-growth</link><description><![CDATA[&quot;Fiat to divide and drive,&quot; headlines La Stampa in the wake of the appointment of Agnelli family heir John Elkann who has taken over the [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/La-Stampa-22042010.jpg" length="38311" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:32:47 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Belgium | Bombay on Scheldt (De Morgen, Brussels)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/215361-bombay-scheldt</link><description><![CDATA[The Orthodox Jewish monopoly on the cutting and distribution of gem stones in the world diamond capital Antwerp is now a thing of the past. Since the 1980s, the industry has been increasingly dominated by the Indian Jain community: a change reflected by the transformation of the Flemish city. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/antwerp-diamond-bourse.JPG" length="166960" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:25:08 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Economic crisis | Germany in the dock (Presseurop, )</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/211311-germany-dock</link><description><![CDATA[German trade clout is sapping other European economies. This sentiment, aired by the French finance minister and spreading fast across the EU, got thrashed out in today’s press. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/ship-germany.jpg" length="31921" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:08:59 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Internet | Brussels fixes sights on Google</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/198771-brussels-fixes-sights-google</link><description><![CDATA[Three European Internet sites have asked the European Commission to look into what they claim are unfair business practices by Google, the US-based search engine. [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/100225figaro.jpg" length="7332" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:46:43 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Sweden/Netherlands | Spyker nails Saab</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/177921-spyker-nails-saab</link><description><![CDATA[&quot;Saab Automobiles now has to learn to fly on its own,&quot; asserts Dagens Nyheter. The Swedish carmaker has just been sold by America&#039;s General Motors [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/dagens-nyheter-27012010.jpg" length="45148" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:34:44 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Auto Industry | Fit for the scrapheap? (Presseurop, )</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/175451-fit-scrapheap</link><description><![CDATA[The impending shutdown of the Opel plant in Antwerp, Belgium, is a sign of the times in the ailing European auto sector. The press gazes beyond the current recession to mull the future of one of the continent’s core industries. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/crisis-auto-2.jpg" length="167779" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:36:39 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Automotive Industry | GM hits reverse on Opel sale (Presseurop, )</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/131781-gm-hits-reverse-opel-sale</link><description><![CDATA[General Motors&#039; decision to back out of a German government-supported deal to sell its subisdiary Opel to the Russia-Canadian consortium Magna-Sberbank has prompted a mixed reaction in Europe: while German politicians and trade union officials reacted furiously, elsewhere commentators were quick to note that German government intervention in the transaction was to say the least inappropriate – though many are willing to admit that other governments would have adopted a similar line of action. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/opel-protest.jpg" length="36524" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:54:25 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Climate change | Greening industry - within limits (La Tribune, Paris)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/126891-greening-industry-within-limits</link><description><![CDATA[Behind its ambitious and virtuous façade of fighting global warming, Europe is hell bent on protecting its industries. Should the Copenhagen climate summit come to nought, Europe could let 164 industrial sectors avoid paying for cap-and-trade emission allowances, reports La Tribune.  (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/cement-plant-europe.JPG" length="121442" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:42:13 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Germany | Cologne is not just a perfume (Cafebabel.com, Paris)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/123351-cologne-not-just-perfume</link><description><![CDATA[It’s no happy coincidence - Eau de Cologne, or cologne, world renowned for centuries, has benefitted from the ideal geographical location of the city that gave it a name. Cafébabel reports from the town that is not just about your granny&#039;s 4711. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/cologne-boat.jpg" length="49036" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:00:52 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Denmark | Know-how brings home bacon</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/121371-know-how-brings-home-bacon</link><description><![CDATA[Danish companies are increasingly selling &quot;know-how&quot; abroad, reports the daily Berlingske Tidende. According to the Confederation of Danish Industries, exports of this kind have increased [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:41:42 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Germany | Brussels sparks row over Opel's future</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/120381-brussels-sparks-row-over-opel-s-future</link><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;German politicians are furious because EU competition commissioner Neelie Kroes is questioning the takeover of Opel&rdquo;, headlines Gazeta Wyborcza. A consortium of Austro-Canadian Magna and [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/gazetta-201009.jpg" length="41437" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:06:40 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Belgium-Libya | Socialists facilitate Tripoli arms deal</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/112911-socialists-facilitate-tripoli-arms-deal</link><description><![CDATA[A Belgian arms company is currently negotiating a contract to supply firearms to the Libyan government, reveals Le Soir in an in-depth expos&eacute;. Supplier: Herstal [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/le-soir-091009.jpg" length="6920" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:46:00 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Trade | Moldova, the next Eldorado</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/104941-moldova-next-eldorado</link><description><![CDATA[A week after the termination of the visa requirement on the Romanian-Moldovan border, the number of people travelling between the two countries has increased by [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/evenimentul-zilei-280909_0.JPG" length="43047" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:58:13 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Automotive Industry | Might electric cars just fizzle out? (Handelsblatt, Düsseldorf)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/98411-might-electric-cars-just-fizzle-out</link><description><![CDATA[Frankfurt is holding its 63rd International Motor Show from 17 to 27 September. This year’s high mass for fast cars gives top billing to clean machines. But, warns the German daily Handelsblatt, this sudden craze may well prove a flash in the pan. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/electric-car-frankfurt.jpg" length="32708" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:40:25 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Automobile industry | Trabant reborn as Green car</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/97501-trabant-reborn-green-car</link><description><![CDATA[It may be Green, but the model that will be on display is pale blue with round headlights. To the untutored or non-Teutonic eye, it [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/suddeutsche-zeitung-160909.jpg" length="10167" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:09:32 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Germany | How long is the Opel lifeline?</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/95111-how-long-opel-lifeline</link><description><![CDATA[A deal has been struck. After several months of negotiations, German car maker Opel will be sold by General Motors to the Canadian automotive supplier [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/frankfurter-allgemeine-zeitung-090911.jpg" length="5419" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:16:55 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Germany | Scrappage stops, car sales pop</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/89891-scrappage-stops-car-sales-pop</link><description><![CDATA[A huge increase in German car sales (+28 %) has now exhausted the &euro;5 billion budget the German government planned to spend on its scrappage [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/handeslblatt-090903.jpg" length="5557" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:58:30 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Chemical industry | 54 million animals could fall to REACH</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/88331-54-million-animals-could-fall-reach</link><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;To protect Europeans from the effects of chemicals, will it really be necessary to sacrifice 54 million laboratory animals over the next decade rather than [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/le-monde-090901.jpg" length="5911" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:47:57 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>tax havens | Liechtenstein prince angers German Jews</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/78821-liechtenstein-prince-angers-german-jews</link><description><![CDATA[The Independent reports that Liechtenstein has angered German Jews by using the Holocaust as an excuse not to tighten its banking regulations. &quot;We and Switzerland [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:43:15 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Belgium-Netherlands | Vested interest in environmental backtrack?</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/78181-vested-interest-environmental-backtrack</link><description><![CDATA[The Flemish regional government has criticized Dutch authorities for delaying maintenance work on the Scheldt estuary, which was the subject of a 2005 cooperation agreement, [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:04:39 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Denmark | Largest shipyard Lindø due to close</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/74801-largest-shipyard-lindo-due-close</link><description><![CDATA[The business daily&nbsp;B&oslash;rsen reports that Lind&oslash;v&aelig;rftet, Denmark&#039;s largest shipyard, which has been struggling to maintain its market share in the face of stiff competition from [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/borsen-090811.jpg" length="7224" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:48:19 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Automobile  | Porsche, an auto-industry soap opera</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/62251-porsche-auto-industry-soap-opera</link><description><![CDATA[After months of feuding in board rooms and living rooms, Porsche will be taken over by Volkswagen. The two makes, like the families that own [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/faz-240709.jpg" length="30427" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:22:14 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Petrol | For a few barrels more (Vrij Nederland, Amsterdam)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/61251-few-barrels-more</link><description><![CDATA[Royal Dutch Shell is the world&#039;s biggest company, according to Fortune rankings. It&#039;s also more ecological, more transparent, and safer, its new directors proclaim. At the end of June, the Dutch weekly Vrij Nederland published a lengthy investigation of the Anglo-Dutch oil giant. A big carbon footprint, oil spills, and serious shadowy areas persist. Excerpts follow. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/shell-barrel.jpg" length="54545" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:32:54 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Automobile Industry | Beetle devours Porsche</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/58561-beetle-devours-porsche</link><description><![CDATA[The saga of the ongoing family drama between Porsche and Volkswagen has Germany enthralled, reports Frankfurter Rundschau. Set for the end of July, the major [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/frankfurter-rundschau-200709_0.jpg" length="38063" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:10:22 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Competition | GDF-Suez and Eon face massive fines</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/51271-gdf-suez-and-eon-face-massive-fines</link><description><![CDATA[Leading with headline &quot;Kroes attacks energy giants,&quot; the Dutch daily&nbsp;Trouw reports that the EU Commissioner for Competition Neelie Kroes has slapped fines on two of [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:52:55 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Iran | Nokia-Siemens and the Mullahs</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/40471-nokia-siemens-and-mullahs</link><description><![CDATA[In June, it was revealed that in 2008 Nokia-Siemens Networks sold Iran technology the regime has since used to analyse and censor information on the [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/Die-tageszeitung-290609.jpg" length="10595" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:32:04 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Illegal trade | Diamonds are Mugabe&#039;s best friend</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/37701-diamonds-are-mugabes-best-friend</link><description><![CDATA[Six years after having begun the Kimberley process, an international initiative destined to prevent funding of wars in Africa by means of the diamond trade, [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/The-independent-25-06-09-100x130_0.jpg" length="15213" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:53:30 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Automotive industry | Polish motors pick up on European perks</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/37491-polish-motors-pick-european-perks</link><description><![CDATA[Conditions in the Polish motor industry have eased off by dint of financial incentives offered by some European governments to new car buyers. According to [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:22:00 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Aeronautics | China&#039;s Airbus, too many dads (Libération, Paris)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/36921-chinas-airbus-too-many-dads</link><description><![CDATA[The inauguration of the first ever A320 to be assembled outside Europe was a big step for Chinese aviation and a milestone in a market much coveted by the West. To such an extent that in France, Germany and Britain, tempers have been frayed. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/Airbus-made-in-China.jpg" length="68464" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:31:13 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Energy | Oil, a North Sea hostage (La Stampa, Turin)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/36831-oil-north-sea-hostage</link><description><![CDATA[How can we explain the fact that, in the middle of a global recession, and a corresponding slump in oil demand, that the price of a barrel of the black stuff continues to climb? The answer lies near the port of Rotterdam where, out at sea, fully loaded supertankers must wait until oil barons have decided that the time is ripe for selling. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/petroliers-au-large-rotterdam.jpg" length="29273" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:09:56 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Car industry | Can Sweden&#039;s Saab be saved?</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/30361-can-swedens-saab-be-saved</link><description><![CDATA[After several months of talks, General Motors on June 16 announced the sale of Swedish auto manufacturer Saab. But &ldquo;will that be enough to save [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/goteborgs-posten-170609_1.jpg" length="13486" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:10:30 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Crisis | Finance ministers perplexed in the extreme (Der Spiegel, Hamburg)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/16021-finance-ministers-perplexed-extreme</link><description><![CDATA[While the EU is bent on cleansing the financial markets of gamblers and toxic assets and taming the banking sector, London, Dublin and parts of Eastern Europe are fighting for free markets. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/magasin-edimburg-ferme_2.jpg" length="55746" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:05:45 +0100</pubDate></item>
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