<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - european-union</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/european-union</link><description>Newsvine - european-union</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 23:46:50 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:16:40 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>'Toxic' Belgian chocolates destroyed by Chinese authorities as trade spat with EU heats up</title>
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Belgians are justly proud of their nation&rsquo;s reputation as one of the world's finest chocolate producers. So when Chinese authorities announced this week that they had destroyed an unspecified amount of their chocolates because they contained toxic substances, alarm bells &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carloz]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Carloz]]></source><link>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/14/18962616-toxic-belgian-chocolates-destroyed-by-chinese-authorities-as-trade-spat-with-eu-heats-up</link><guid>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/14/18962616-toxic-belgian-chocolates-destroyed-by-chinese-authorities-as-trade-spat-with-eu-heats-up</guid><category>eu</category><category>china</category><category>odd-news</category><category>european-union</category><category>world-news</category><category>chocolate</category><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 23:43:41 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=carlozAACBB841-7E0B-45F0-AA67-20A16AF64532.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=carlozAACBB841-7E0B-45F0-AA67-20A16AF64532.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Russia: How Putin's Unyielding Stance on Syria Plays Well at Home | TIME.com</title>
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Have a look at Vladimir Putin&rsquo;s day planner over the past month, and you could be forgiven for thinking the Russian President has become the most powerful man in the world. Since the start of May, a parade of political giants have flown to Russia to reason with him on the&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[paul kennedy]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[paul kennedy]]></source><link>http://paul-kennedy.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/12/18909996-russia-how-putins-unyielding-stance-on-syria-plays-well-at-home-timecom</link><guid>http://paul-kennedy.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/12/18909996-russia-how-putins-unyielding-stance-on-syria-plays-well-at-home-timecom</guid><category>russia</category><category>syria</category><category>united-states</category><category>european-union</category><category>david-cameron</category><category>john-kerry</category><category>great-britain</category><category>world-news</category><category>vladimir-putin</category><category>benjamin-netanyahu</category><category>bashar-al-assad</category><category>ban-ki-moon</category><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 04:20:31 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=paul-kennedy72691E73-9478-CDCD-9248-09C2036ABD02.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="178" width="240" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=paul-kennedy72691E73-9478-CDCD-9248-09C2036ABD02.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="89" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>  US targets major drug cartel: Hezbollah  | Ya Libnan | World News Live from Lebanon    </title>
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The Obama administration charged Hezbollah with operating like an international drug cartel and blacklisted two Lebanese money-exchange houses for allegedly moving tens of millions of dollars of drug profit through the U.S. financial system on behalf of the militant group.
&nb&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[paul kennedy]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[paul kennedy]]></source><link>http://paul-kennedy.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/09/18869687-us-targets-major-drug-cartel-hezbollah-ya-libnan-world-news-live-from-lebanon</link><guid>http://paul-kennedy.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/09/18869687-us-targets-major-drug-cartel-hezbollah-ya-libnan-world-news-live-from-lebanon</guid><category>israel</category><category>lebanon</category><category>iran</category><category>terrorism</category><category>syria</category><category>united-states</category><category>european-union</category><category>world-news</category><category>bulgaria</category><category>bashar-al-assad</category><category>hezbollah</category><category>hassan-nasrallah</category><category>obama-administration</category><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 02:56:07 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=paul-kennedy712DEE5E-7A51-8030-6EB8-724D14498536.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="306" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=paul-kennedy712DEE5E-7A51-8030-6EB8-724D14498536.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="92" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Scenes of Unrest in Sweden's &quot;Socialist Paradise&quot; </title>
<description><![CDATA[Sweden experienced six days of rioting and destruction of cars and buildings, including schools in some of the suburbs of its capital, Stockholm. The rioters were largely young immigrants, although there were Swedes among them as well. Sweden's population of nearly 10 million inc&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[secaa23]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[secaa23]]></source><link>http://secaa23.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/02/18700861-scenes-of-unrest-in-swedens-socialist-paradise</link><guid>http://secaa23.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/02/18700861-scenes-of-unrest-in-swedens-socialist-paradise</guid><category>eu</category><category>europe</category><category>immigration</category><category>european-union</category><category>world-news</category><category>extremism</category><category>socialism</category><category>utopia</category><category>leftists</category><category>progressives</category><pubDate>Sun, 2 Jun 2013 18:47:22 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=secaa2371CFAFEC-CF11-2137-627C-6B57ECC3891E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=secaa2371CFAFEC-CF11-2137-627C-6B57ECC3891E.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>France worse off than UK in the 1970s - Axa chief</title>
<description><![CDATA[Henri de Castries, chairman and chief executive of Axa, the world&rsquo;s largest insurer by premium income, said in an interview with The Sunday Telegraph that the government of the French president, Fran&ccedil;ois Hollande, must learn the lessons of Britain&rsquo;s experience.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[secaa23]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[secaa23]]></source><link>http://secaa23.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/02/18700385-france-worse-off-than-uk-in-the-1970s-axa-chief</link><guid>http://secaa23.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/02/18700385-france-worse-off-than-uk-in-the-1970s-axa-chief</guid><category>eu</category><category>france</category><category>europe</category><category>european-union</category><category>world-news</category><category>socialism</category><pubDate>Sun, 2 Jun 2013 17:56:29 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=secaa2390ABE1A2-CE04-15FF-BA0A-3A0C8DEECB30.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="250" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=secaa2390ABE1A2-CE04-15FF-BA0A-3A0C8DEECB30.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="75" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>African refugees in Italy &quot;told to go to Germany&quot;</title>
<description><![CDATA[Hundreds of African refugees from the civil war in Libya were paid 500 euros (&pound;427) by the Italian authorities and told to "go to Germany", according to a letter from Germany's interior ministry.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[secaa23]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[secaa23]]></source><link>http://secaa23.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/02/18700187-african-refugees-in-italy-told-to-go-to-germany</link><guid>http://secaa23.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/02/18700187-african-refugees-in-italy-told-to-go-to-germany</guid><category>eu</category><category>germany</category><category>italy</category><category>europe</category><category>immigration</category><category>european-union</category><category>world-news</category><category>socialism</category><pubDate>Sun, 2 Jun 2013 17:40:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=secaa23527A16ED-884D-C8E4-EAA2-CBCE6AD94E16.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="250" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=secaa23527A16ED-884D-C8E4-EAA2-CBCE6AD94E16.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="75" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>UK faces European Court over benefits for EU nationals</title>
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Britain is being taken to  court by the European Commission for allegedly discriminating against  EU nationals who claim social security in the UK.
Ministers are accused of discriminating against those from EU member states who have been living and working in the UK.
It is al&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[etva]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[etva]]></source><link>http://etva.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/31/18666603-uk-faces-european-court-over-benefits-for-eu-nationals</link><guid>http://etva.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/31/18666603-uk-faces-european-court-over-benefits-for-eu-nationals</guid><category>eu</category><category>european-union</category><category>world-news</category><category>uk</category><pubDate>Sat, 1 Jun 2013 02:42:03 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=etvaD10A0FFF-EA16-73FB-4C47-C148C04A4C4E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=etvaD10A0FFF-EA16-73FB-4C47-C148C04A4C4E.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Short of Skilled Hands, Germany Looks South </title>
<description><![CDATA[Thousands of young, educated graduates from these countries are migrating to&nbsp;Germany, helping to make up the shortfall of engineers and other professionals.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[secaa23]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[secaa23]]></source><link>http://secaa23.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/31/18656482-short-of-skilled-hands-germany-looks-south</link><guid>http://secaa23.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/31/18656482-short-of-skilled-hands-germany-looks-south</guid><category>eu</category><category>germany</category><category>europe</category><category>european-union</category><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 15:10:32 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Israel Warns Russia Against Giving Syria Missiles, Says It Will Strike Shipments</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Israel's defense minister on Tuesday signaled that his military is prepared to strike shipments of advanced Russian weapons to Syria, in a rare implied threat to Moscow.
Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon issued his warning shortly after a top Russian official said his government r&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[JCAtom]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[JCAtom]]></source><link>http://jcatom.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/28/18558248-israel-warns-russia-against-giving-syria-missiles-says-it-will-strike-shipments</link><guid>http://jcatom.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/28/18558248-israel-warns-russia-against-giving-syria-missiles-says-it-will-strike-shipments</guid><category>eu</category><category>us</category><category>un</category><category>russia</category><category>israel</category><category>lebanon</category><category>muslim</category><category>air-force</category><category>terror</category><category>al-qaida</category><category>defense</category><category>war</category><category>syria</category><category>militant</category><category>weapons</category><category>united-nations</category><category>european-union</category><category>defense-minister</category><category>conflict</category><category>civil-war</category><category>world-news</category><category>moscow</category><category>golan-heights</category><category>bashar-assad</category><category>radical</category><category>damascus</category><category>hezbollah</category><category>missile-attack</category><category>s-300</category><category>moshe-yaalon</category><category>syrian-rebels</category><category>gilad-erdan</category><category>sergei-ryabkov</category><category>air-defense-missile</category><category>home-front-minister</category><pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 14:54:20 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=jcatom3775C146-8041-90BB-C082-635ECE35AE4F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="99" width="150" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=jcatom3775C146-8041-90BB-C082-635ECE35AE4F.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>The West's Timidity in the Face of Terrorism</title>
<description><![CDATA[There have been two high profile terrorist attacks in Europe in the past week, both against soldiers, and both with edged weapons - so much for gun bans.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[secaa23]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[secaa23]]></source><link>http://secaa23.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/27/18523011-the-wests-timidity-in-the-face-of-terrorism</link><guid>http://secaa23.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/27/18523011-the-wests-timidity-in-the-face-of-terrorism</guid><category>eu</category><category>france</category><category>europe</category><category>terrorism</category><category>politics</category><category>european-union</category><category>uk</category><pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2013 07:31:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=secaa23D0AAA656-BDD5-188A-B6DF-20B2C45B8911.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="222" width="175" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=secaa23D0AAA656-BDD5-188A-B6DF-20B2C45B8911.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="152" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Most popular countries in the world? Germany tops the list, Iran hits bottom.</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Germany is the most positively viewed nation in the world in this year's annual Country Ratings Poll for the BBC World Service. More than 26,000 people were surveyed internationally for the poll. They were asked to rate 16 countries and the European Union on whether their influ&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carloz]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Carloz]]></source><link>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/25/18488092-most-popular-countries-in-the-world-germany-tops-the-list-iran-hits-bottom</link><guid>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/25/18488092-most-popular-countries-in-the-world-germany-tops-the-list-iran-hits-bottom</guid><category>eu</category><category>germany</category><category>iran</category><category>europe</category><category>poll</category><category>survey</category><category>european-union</category><category>world-news</category><category>lists</category><pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 11:54:31 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=carlozD1AA263C-23A1-4DB1-58CF-92CC94C8F99B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=carlozD1AA263C-23A1-4DB1-58CF-92CC94C8F99B.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>IMF Searches Soul, Blames Europe</title>
<description><![CDATA[
The International Monetary Fund launched a mea culpa operation a few months ago as it sought to clean up its reputation and record the &ldquo;lessons learned&rdquo; from its involvement in the euro-zone crisis. The process started with a research paper on so-called fiscal multi&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carloz]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Carloz]]></source><link>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/24/18474265-imf-searches-soul-blames-europe</link><guid>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/24/18474265-imf-searches-soul-blames-europe</guid><category>eu</category><category>germany</category><category>economy</category><category>imf</category><category>europe</category><category>greece</category><category>european-union</category><category>world-news</category><category>euro-zone</category><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 21:54:16 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>EU dumps ban on olive oil after ridicule</title>
<description><![CDATA[Amid criticism and lack of support, the European Union dropped its proposed regulation of olive oil in restaurants.

&nbsp;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mario 69]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mario 69]]></source><link>http://mario692.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/24/18470963-eu-dumps-ban-on-olive-oil-after-ridicule</link><guid>http://mario692.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/24/18470963-eu-dumps-ban-on-olive-oil-after-ridicule</guid><category>european-union</category><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 16:42:31 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mario6927E6981D0-1F05-67D9-C781-DE733C9BF3A5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="145" width="210" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mario6927E6981D0-1F05-67D9-C781-DE733C9BF3A5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Sweden is leading the world in allowing private companies to run public institutions</title>
<description><![CDATA[Private health-care companies have several advantages over public organisations. They have more incentive to make services more efficient, since they typically keep some of the savings. They are better at persuading their employees to adopt new ideas. And they are better at sprea&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[secaa23]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[secaa23]]></source><link>http://secaa23.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/24/18460414-sweden-is-leading-the-world-in-allowing-private-companies-to-run-public-institutions</link><guid>http://secaa23.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/24/18460414-sweden-is-leading-the-world-in-allowing-private-companies-to-run-public-institutions</guid><category>eu</category><category>germany</category><category>sweden</category><category>netherlands</category><category>europe</category><category>hospitals</category><category>european-union</category><category>world-news</category><category>uk</category><category>capitalism</category><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 06:29:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=secaa23B48E3038-3555-8038-D864-BE0CFA880F9B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="226" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=secaa23B48E3038-3555-8038-D864-BE0CFA880F9B.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Brain Drain: 120,000 Professionals Leave Greece Amid Crisis</title>
<description><![CDATA[More than 120,000 professionals have left Greece since the start of the country's financial crisis in 2010, according to a recent study by the University of Thessaloniki.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[secaa23]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[secaa23]]></source><link>http://secaa23.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/21/18406065-brain-drain-120000-professionals-leave-greece-amid-crisis</link><guid>http://secaa23.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/21/18406065-brain-drain-120000-professionals-leave-greece-amid-crisis</guid><category>europe</category><category>greece</category><category>european-union</category><category>world-news</category><category>socialism</category><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 01:34:05 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=secaa2340DD8E1C-ADD3-0AB2-CB30-A7CC4A856D1C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="302" width="302" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=secaa2340DD8E1C-ADD3-0AB2-CB30-A7CC4A856D1C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Austerity: Is the tide turning against it?</title>
<description><![CDATA["Protests, assassination attempts, erroneous predictions and stinging criticisms...is the tide turning against austerity?" Scroll down for video.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carloz]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Carloz]]></source><link>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/15/18280583-austerity-is-the-tide-turning-against-it</link><guid>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/15/18280583-austerity-is-the-tide-turning-against-it</guid><category>eu</category><category>economy</category><category>europe</category><category>video</category><category>european-union</category><category>world-news</category><category>recession</category><category>austerity</category><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 21:53:07 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content medium="video" url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AxDGwAZCac" ><media:thumbnail url="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/5AxDGwAZCac/default.jpg" /><media:description type="plain">May 15, 2013</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Garbage alchemists transform junk into design gold </title>
<description><![CDATA[
In austerity Greece, junk is being turned into new, beautiful but useful objects. This is Scoopa, a project run by an architect, a craftsman, a shop manager and an artist. They call themselves garbage alchemists. Looking for a more sustainable lifestyle, they 'upcycle' the thing&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carloz]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Carloz]]></source><link>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/13/18234034-garbage-alchemists-transform-junk-into-design-gold</link><guid>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/13/18234034-garbage-alchemists-transform-junk-into-design-gold</guid><category>eu</category><category>energy</category><category>film</category><category>europe</category><category>design</category><category>video</category><category>greece</category><category>european-union</category><category>arts</category><category>creativity</category><category>recycling</category><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 20:36:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content medium="video" url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2d8BSxDepw" ><media:thumbnail url="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/s2d8BSxDepw/default.jpg" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Labour must stand firm: no to a referendum on Europe (UK News)</title>
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You might almost feel sorry for David Cameron, as John Major's bastards return. Zombie politicians of yesteryear are assembling outside Cameron's door seeking to destroy him for no other reason than that's their nature. Out-of-office politicians yearning to be back among the li&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></source><link>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/10/18168392-labour-must-stand-firm-no-to-a-referendum-on-europe-uk-news</link><guid>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/10/18168392-labour-must-stand-firm-no-to-a-referendum-on-europe-uk-news</guid><category>european-union</category><category>david-cameron</category><category>enemy</category><category>john-major</category><category>world-news</category><category>polly-toynbee</category><category>labour</category><category>michael-portillo</category><category>ed-milliband</category><category>fundamental-reform</category><category>uk-news-channel</category><category>zoombie-politicians</category><category>deluded-nigel-lawson</category><category>global-investment-conference</category><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 11:14:57 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprah9675A1AB-8E04-F00B-032D-A08CB540CB93.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="240" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprah9675A1AB-8E04-F00B-032D-A08CB540CB93.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="72" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Jobless Europeans Flocking to Switzerland, Germany in Search of Work</title>
<description><![CDATA[EU citizens from states in crisis have been flocking to Germany and Switzerland in search of work. Many come from Spain. The video above is a report from Switzerland. Click here for a video report from Germany. ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carloz]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Carloz]]></source><link>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/08/18129756-jobless-europeans-flocking-to-switzerland-germany-in-search-of-work</link><guid>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/08/18129756-jobless-europeans-flocking-to-switzerland-germany-in-search-of-work</guid><category>switzerland</category><category>eu</category><category>germany</category><category>economy</category><category>spain</category><category>unemployment</category><category>video</category><category>european-union</category><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Wed, 8 May 2013 21:54:12 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content medium="video" url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRAHhybYssc" ><media:thumbnail url="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/CRAHhybYssc/default.jpg" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>If David Cameron had any sense, he would call a referendum on Europe now (UK News)</title>
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The UK Independence party is mid-term political froth, here today and blown away tomorrow. The only matter of interest is whether it froths enough to destroy a major party leader, David Cameron, as the SDP did Michael Foot in 1983. But if Ukip is froth, yesterday's intervention&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></source><link>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/07/18108068-if-david-cameron-had-any-sense-he-would-call-a-referendum-on-europe-now-uk-news</link><guid>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/07/18108068-if-david-cameron-had-any-sense-he-would-call-a-referendum-on-europe-now-uk-news</guid><category>european-union</category><category>david-cameron</category><category>world-news</category><category>negotiation</category><category>ukip</category><category>uk-independence-party</category><category>eurobarometer</category><category>tory-leader</category><category>nigel-farage</category><category>nigel-lawson</category><category>uk-news-channel</category><category>former-chancelloor</category><category>common-currency</category><category>yougov-polls</category><pubDate>Tue, 7 May 2013 19:10:30 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprahD3B49FA7-DFF9-17E0-592B-12352146D862.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="240" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprahD3B49FA7-DFF9-17E0-592B-12352146D862.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="72" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Please, Stop Austerity!</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[paulohok]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[paulohok]]></source><link>http://paulohok.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/24/17898363-please-stop-austerity</link><guid>http://paulohok.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/24/17898363-please-stop-austerity</guid><category>european-union</category><category>austerity</category><category>bankers-on-blow</category><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:24:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=paulohok9C611819-FD21-D01A-2BC3-190CF7F91861.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="395" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=paulohok9C611819-FD21-D01A-2BC3-190CF7F91861.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="119" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>(Kosovo) What Serbs get</title>
<description><![CDATA[This article provides an analysis of the current Serbia/Kosovo Agreement regarding the normalization of relations.&nbsp;&nbsp;
From the seeded link:]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[etva]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[etva]]></source><link>http://etva.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/21/17851072-kosovo-what-serbs-get</link><guid>http://etva.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/21/17851072-kosovo-what-serbs-get</guid><category>eu</category><category>serbia</category><category>kosovo</category><category>european-union</category><category>world-news</category><category>balkans</category><category>former-yugoslavia-kosovo-serbia-agreement</category><pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:57:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>German Parliament Approves Cyprus Bailout - SPIEGEL ONLINE</title>
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The Bundestag, Germany's parliament, voted Thursday to approve a 10 billion euro European Union and IMF bailout for Cyprus. Legislators also voted in favor of seven-year extensions for crisis loans provided to Ireland and Portugal.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Rosenroth]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Josh Rosenroth]]></source><link>http://josh-rosenroth.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/18/17811229-german-parliament-approves-cyprus-bailout-spiegel-online</link><guid>http://josh-rosenroth.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/18/17811229-german-parliament-approves-cyprus-bailout-spiegel-online</guid><category>eu</category><category>germany</category><category>ireland</category><category>europe</category><category>portugal</category><category>european-union</category><category>social-democrats</category><category>world-news</category><category>christian-democratic-union</category><category>international-monetary-fund</category><category>frank-walter-steinmeier</category><category>cyprus</category><category>bundestag</category><category>wolfgang-schaeuble</category><category>lower-house-of-parliament</category><category>federal-constitutional-court</category><category>european-stability-mechanism</category><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:20:16 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=josh-rosenrothAB3FE079-631E-F985-CCE2-F251FBB6F1E3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1" width="1" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=josh-rosenrothAB3FE079-631E-F985-CCE2-F251FBB6F1E3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="1" height="1" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Greece to sack 4,000 state workers to unlock bail-out cash</title>
<description><![CDATA[Greece&nbsp;is in deep recession, GDP has contracted by 22pc since 2008 and unemployment has spiralled to 27pc as the Greek government has implemented deeply unpopular EU-IMF austerity measures or &ldquo;fiscal adjustment&rdquo; in return for loans.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[secaa23]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[secaa23]]></source><link>http://secaa23.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17765646-greece-to-sack-4000-state-workers-to-unlock-bail-out-cash</link><guid>http://secaa23.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17765646-greece-to-sack-4000-state-workers-to-unlock-bail-out-cash</guid><category>europe</category><category>economics</category><category>progressive</category><category>greece</category><category>european-union</category><category>world-news</category><category>democrat</category><category>socialism</category><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:59:57 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=secaa23E4764797-920A-1812-142D-84DD5D501422.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="224" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=secaa23E4764797-920A-1812-142D-84DD5D501422.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>EU Bailout: Portugal constitutional court rejects budget articles</title>
<description><![CDATA[A Portugal court rejected 4 austerity measures in the 2013 budget needed to meet the terms of their Euro Zone bailout.
From the seeded link:]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[etva]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[etva]]></source><link>http://etva.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17621211-eu-bailout-portugal-constitutional-court-rejects-budget-articles</link><guid>http://etva.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17621211-eu-bailout-portugal-constitutional-court-rejects-budget-articles</guid><category>portugal</category><category>european-union</category><category>world-news</category><category>euro-zone-bailout</category><pubDate>Fri, 5 Apr 2013 23:35:21 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=etva8A6E98B8-A8FE-13BC-21D8-20A195A4C6E3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="81" width="144" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=etva8A6E98B8-A8FE-13BC-21D8-20A195A4C6E3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>