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            <title>Towards a competitive low-carbon energy sector</title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/energy/111219_en.htm</link>
            <source url="http://ec.europa.eu/news/images/energy/111219.jpg">Towards a competitive low-carbon energy sector</source>
            <category>Energy</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Connecting Europe</title>
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            <category>Trans-European networks</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Smart resource use – doing more with less</title>
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            <category>Environment</category>
            <category>Natural resources</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <category>Energy</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Driving down greenhouse gas emissions</title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/energy/110830_en.htm</link>
            <source url="http://ec.europa.eu/news/images/energy/110822.jpg">Driving down greenhouse gas emissions</source>
            <category>Climate change</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/energy/110622_en.htm</link>
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            <category>Climate change</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>For smart, sustainable energy</title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/energy/110411_en.htm</link>
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            <category>Energy</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Energy-smart Europe on the horizon</title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/energy/110309_1_en.htm</link>
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            <category>Climate change</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Doing more with scarce resources</title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/energy/110126_en.htm</link>
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            <category>Natural resources</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Blueprint for energy security</title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/energy/101112_en.htm</link>
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            <category>Energy</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <category>Energy</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <category>Natural resources</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/energy/100322_en.htm</link>
            <source url="http://ec.europa.eu/news/images/energy/100322.jpg">Sustainable energy for Europe</source>
            <category>Energy</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <source url="http://ec.europa.eu/news/images/energy/100304.jpg      ">EU's biggest-ever energy package</source>
            <category>Energy</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Funding a low-carbon future</title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/energy/091008_en.htm</link>
            <source url="http://ec.europa.eu/news/images/energy/091008.jpg">Funding a low-carbon future</source>
            <category>Energy</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Lights out for traditional bulbs</title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/energy/090901_en.htm</link>
            <source url="http://ec.europa.eu/news/images/energy/090901.jpg">Lights out for traditional bulbs</source>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <source url="http://ec.europa.eu/news/images/energy/090716.jpg">Gearing up for gas emergencies</source>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			]]><![CDATA[Proposals for transparency and monitoring to keep gas flowing to the EU.]]><![CDATA[ ]]><![CDATA[
			 
			
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            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/energy/090204_1_en.htm</link>
            <source url="http://ec.europa.eu/news/images/energy/090204_1.jpg">Energy for the future</source>
            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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			]]><![CDATA[Opening a new front in the fight against climate change, cities across Europe vow deeper emission cuts.]]><![CDATA[ ]]><![CDATA[
			 
			
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            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/energy/090121_2_en.htm</link>
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            <category>Trans-European networks</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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			]]><![CDATA[Ukraine and Russia resume gas supplies to Europe.]]><![CDATA[ ]]><![CDATA[
			 
			
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            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/energy/090115_1_en.htm</link>
            <source url="http://ec.europa.eu/news/images/energy/090115_1.jpg">Gas impasse</source>
            <category>Trans-European networks</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/energy/081113_1_en.htm</link>
            <source url="http://ec.europa.eu/news/images/energy/081113.jpg">Energy in an emergency</source>
            <category>Energy</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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			]]><![CDATA[New energy plan seeks to reduce EU’s reliance on foreign gas and oil.]]><![CDATA[ ]]><![CDATA[
			 
			
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            <title>Opening up energy markets</title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/energy/081010_1_en.htm</link>
            <source url="http://ec.europa.eu/news/images/energy/081010.jpg">Opening up energy markets</source>
            <category>Energy</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			]]><![CDATA[Agreement on bill to loosen big companies’ grip on energy markets.]]><![CDATA[ ]]><![CDATA[
			 
			
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            <title>High marks for EU energy policy</title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/energy/080904_1_en.htm</link>
            <source url="http://ec.europa.eu/news/images/energy/080904.jpg">High marks for EU energy policy</source>
            <category>Energy</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>France takes over rotating EU Presidency from Slovenia</title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/energy/080703_1_en.htm</link>
            <source url="http://ec.europa.eu/news/images/energy/080703.jpg">France takes over rotating EU Presidency from Slovenia</source>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/energy/080624_1_en.htm</link>
            <source url="http://ec.europa.eu/news/images/energy/080624.jpg">Getting a grip on oil prices</source>
            <category>Energy</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			]]><![CDATA[Oil-producing and importing countries must work together to bring down oil prices.]]><![CDATA[ ]]><![CDATA[
			 
			
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            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/energy/080620_1_en.htm</link>
            <source url="http://ec.europa.eu/news/images/energy/080620.jpg">EU leaders respond to high oil and food prices</source>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/energy/080128_2_en.htm</link>
            <source url="http://ec.europa.eu/news/images/energy/080128.jpg">Sustainable energy week 2008</source>
            <category>Energy</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/energy/080123_1_en.htm</link>
            <source url="http://ec.europa.eu/news/images/energy/080123_en.gif">Boosting jobs and growth through climate action</source>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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