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            <title>More safeguards for online privacy rights</title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/business/120125_en.htm</link>
            <source url="http://ec.europa.eu/news/images/business/120125_1.jpg">More safeguards for online privacy rights</source>
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            <category>Data protection</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Making it easier to pay without cash – consultation</title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Blueprint for intellectual property rights</title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/business/110524_en.htm</link>
            <source url="http://ec.europa.eu/news/images/business/110524.jpg">Blueprint for intellectual property rights</source>
            <category>Intellectual property rights</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/business/110427_en.htm</link>
            <source url="http://ec.europa.eu/news/images/business/110427.jpg">Corporate governance reform - consultation</source>
            <category>Enterprise and industry</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>European patent - encouraging research and innovation</title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/business/110415_en.htm</link>
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            <category>Intellectual property rights</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>A space strategy for Europe</title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/business/110406_en.htm</link>
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            <category>Enterprise and industry</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Loans for Europe's small businesses and start-ups</title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/business/110325_en.htm</link>
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            <category>Small and medium enterprises</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Satellite service makes air travel even safer</title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/business/110307_en.htm</link>
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            <category>Enterprise and industry</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>New boost for small businesses</title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/business/110223_1_en.htm</link>
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            <category>Small and medium enterprises</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/business/110119_en.htm</link>
            <source url="http://ec.europa.eu/news/images/business/110119.jpg">Europe on track with satellite navigation</source>
            <category>Enterprise and industry</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/business/101029_1_en.htm</link>
            <source url="http://ec.europa.eu/news/images/business/101028.jpg">Vision for European industry</source>
            <category>Enterprise and industry</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/business/100623_en.htm</link>
            <source url="http://ec.europa.eu/news/images/business/100623.jpg">Real or fake?</source>
            <category>Enterprise and industry</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/business/100525_en.htm</link>
            <source url="http://ec.europa.eu/news/images/business/100525.jpg">Small businesses centre stage for European SME week</source>
            <category>Small and medium enterprises</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>The European conformity marking</title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/business/100419_en.htm</link>
            <source url="http://ec.europa.eu/news/images/business/100419.jpg">The European conformity marking</source>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			]]><![CDATA[First European SME week supports small businesses and encourages entrepreneurship.]]><![CDATA[ ]]><![CDATA[
			 
			
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            <pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Wider range of government backed programmes to get the nod</title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/business/080708_1_en.htm</link>
            <source url="http://ec.europa.eu/news/images/business/080708.jpg">Wider range of government backed programmes to get the nod</source>
            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			]]><![CDATA[EU governments planning to give public money to businesses no longer have to notify the commission – if the scheme is likely to boost growth.]]><![CDATA[ ]]><![CDATA[
			 
			
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            <title>Enterprise Europe network opens for business</title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/business/080206_1_en.htm</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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