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            <title><![CDATA[Team Culture: Launch of new init]]><![CDATA[iative to highlight contribution]]><![CDATA[ of culture to jobs and economic]]><![CDATA[ recovery ]]></title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/culture/news/20120605-culture-jobs_en.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<p>The role of culture at]]><![CDATA[ a time of crisis is the focus o]]><![CDATA[f a new initiative, Androulla Va]]><![CDATA[ssiliou and Uffe Elbæk, the Dani]]><![CDATA[sh Minister for Culture, are tak]]><![CDATA[ing part in a launch event in Br]]><![CDATA[ussels tomorrow (6 June) to high]]><![CDATA[light the impact of culture on j]]><![CDATA[obs, growth, innovation and crea]]><![CDATA[tivity.</p>
<p><em>"Culture is ]]><![CDATA[part of the solution to the chal]]><![CDATA[lenges we face in getting Europe]]><![CDATA[ back on track. The cultural and]]><![CDATA[ creative sectors employ 8.5 mil]]><![CDATA[lion people and account for up t]]><![CDATA[o 4.5% of EU GDP."</em><br />And]]><![CDATA[roulla Vassiliou</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Sun, 03 Sep 2152 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[MEDIA and 'Cr]]><![CDATA[eative Europe' in the spotlight ]]><![CDATA[at 65th Cannes Film Festival ]]></title>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/12/484&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<p>]]><![CDATA[Eighteen films supported by the ]]><![CDATA[European Commission's MEDIA prog]]><![CDATA[ramme are in the Cannes Film Fes]]><![CDATA[tival's 'Official Selection' thi]]><![CDATA[s year, of which seven are in co]]><![CDATA[mpetition for the Palme d’Or, no]]><![CDATA[tably "Amour" by Michael Haneke,]]><![CDATA[ "The Angel's Share" by Ken Loac]]><![CDATA[h and "Jagten" (The Hunt) by Tho]]><![CDATA[mas Vinterberg. During the Festi]]><![CDATA[val, Androulla Vassiliou will aw]]><![CDATA[ard the first 'Prix MEDIA' to Ir]]><![CDATA[anian film-maker Asghar Farhadi ]]><![CDATA[and will also discuss the Commis]]><![CDATA[sion's proposed new 'Creative Eu]]><![CDATA[rope' programme, which includes ]]><![CDATA[MEDIA, with film directors and p]]><![CDATA[rofessionals.</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2453 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[What do Picasso,]]><![CDATA[ McCartney, Einstein and Erasmus]]><![CDATA[ have in common?]]></title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/vassiliou/headlines/news/2012/05/20120511-copenhagen_en.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<p>At the ag]]><![CDATA[e of 25<strong> Picasso </strong]]><![CDATA[>was at the height of his "blue ]]><![CDATA[period"; <br />at about the same]]><![CDATA[ age, <strong>Paul McCartney </s]]><![CDATA[trong>wrote the song "Yesterday"]]><![CDATA[; <br /><strong>Albert Einstein<]]><![CDATA[/strong> worked on the theory of]]><![CDATA[ relativity at his quarter of a ]]><![CDATA[century birthday; <br />and, in ]]><![CDATA[its 25th year of existence, the ]]><![CDATA[<a target="_blank" href="/educat]]><![CDATA[ion/lifelong-learning-programme/]]><![CDATA[erasmus_en.htm" title="The Erasm]]><![CDATA[us programme page">Erasmus Progr]]><![CDATA[amme</a>reached record levels of]]><![CDATA[ participation with over 230,000]]><![CDATA[ students.</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2398 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Council for Educati]]><![CDATA[on, Youth, Culture and Sport (10]]><![CDATA[-11 May)]]></title>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/12/307&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<p>For the first time ]]><![CDATA[the Council for Education, Youth]]><![CDATA[, Culture and Sport will discuss]]><![CDATA[ the detail of the European Comm]]><![CDATA[ission's proposals for the new ']]><![CDATA[Erasmus for All' and 'Creative E]]><![CDATA[urope' programmes, which will st]]><![CDATA[art in 2014. Neelie Kroes, Vice-]]><![CDATA[President responsible for the Di]]><![CDATA[gital Agenda, and Androulla Vass]]><![CDATA[iliou will represent the Commiss]]><![CDATA[ion.</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2203 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Vassiliou welcomes messag]]><![CDATA[e of support for MEDIA Programme]]></title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/vassiliou/headlines/news/2012/04/20120424_en.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<p>Comm]]><![CDATA[issioner Androulla Vassiliou has]]><![CDATA[ welcomed the publication of a l]]><![CDATA[etter expressing strong support ]]><![CDATA[for the future MEDIA programme b]]><![CDATA[y leading representatives of Eur]]><![CDATA[opean cinema. Signatories includ]]><![CDATA[e directors such as Ken Loach, J]]><![CDATA[ean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, Cos]]><![CDATA[ta Gavras, Aki Kaurismäki and Cr]]><![CDATA[istian Mungiu, as well as actors]]><![CDATA[ including Charlotte Rampling an]]><![CDATA[d Yolande Moreau.</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2673 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Joint Declar]]><![CDATA[ation on the first round of the ]]><![CDATA[EU-China high-level people-to-pe]]><![CDATA[ople dialogue]]></title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/vassiliou/headlines/news/2012/04/20120418-china-eu-declaration_en.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<p>Th]]><![CDATA[e fourteenth EU-China Summit was]]><![CDATA[ held in Beijing on 14 February ]]><![CDATA[2012. Leaders of the two sides a]]><![CDATA[greed that deepening understandi]]><![CDATA[ng and mutual trust between the ]]><![CDATA[two peoples was vital to the sus]]><![CDATA[tained and stable development of]]><![CDATA[ EU-China relations. In this reg]]><![CDATA[ard, the two sides agreed to est]]><![CDATA[ablish the EU-China High Level P]]><![CDATA[eople-to-People Dialogue.</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2509 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Asgh]]><![CDATA[ar Farhadi – first winner of the]]><![CDATA[ EU MEDIA prize, 65th Cannes Fil]]><![CDATA[m Festival]]></title>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/12/353&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=fr</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<p>Brus]]><![CDATA[sels, 4 April 2012 - Androulla V]]><![CDATA[assiliou will award the first EU]]><![CDATA[ MEDIA prize to the Iranian dire]]><![CDATA[ctor Asghar Farhadi on Sunday, 2]]><![CDATA[0 May 2012 at the Cannes Film Fe]]><![CDATA[stival.</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2125 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[eTwinning for cross-bo]]><![CDATA[rder learning: school projects o]]><![CDATA[f the year announced]]></title>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/12/329&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<p>Brussels/]]><![CDATA[Berlin, 29 March 2012. Now in it]]><![CDATA[s 8th year, the European Commiss]]><![CDATA[ion's 'eTwinning' scheme involve]]><![CDATA[s more than 155 000 teachers in ]]><![CDATA[31 countries who are using infor]]><![CDATA[mation and communication technol]]><![CDATA[ogies (ICTs) to set up cross-bor]]><![CDATA[der educational projects.</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2806 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[EU's]]><![CDATA[ best young translators feted at]]><![CDATA[ awards]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[<p>Brussels, 26 March 201]]><![CDATA[2 – Androulla Vassiliou will pre]]><![CDATA[sent trophies to winners of this]]><![CDATA[ year's Young Translators' (Juve]]><![CDATA[nes Translatores) Contest, organ]]><![CDATA[ised by the Commission. 27 secon]]><![CDATA[dary school students, one from e]]><![CDATA[ach EU country, have been invite]]><![CDATA[d to Brussels to receive their a]]><![CDATA[ward for producing the best tran]]><![CDATA[slation from their country.</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2727 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Op]]><![CDATA[ening speech at first Global-Ent]]><![CDATA[erprise-project award ceremony]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[<p>Paris, Thursday, 22 March 2]]><![CDATA[012</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Sun, 03 Jul 2614 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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