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            <title>Local authorities eye growth solutions – Open Days 2011</title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/regions/111007_en.htm</link>
            <source url="http://ec.europa.eu/news/images/regions/111007.jpg">Local authorities eye growth solutions – Open Days 2011</source>
            <category>Regional policy</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Growth &amp; jobs focus for regional cohesion funding 2014-2020</title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/regions/111006_en.htm</link>
            <source url="http://ec.europa.eu/news/images/regions/111006.jpg">Growth &amp; jobs focus for regional cohesion funding 2014-2020</source>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Regions in the spotlight</title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/regions/110201_1_en.htm</link>
            <source url="http://ec.europa.eu/news/images/regions/110201_1.jpg">Regions in the spotlight</source>
            <category>Regional policy</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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			]]><![CDATA[EU to focus funds for regional development on creating jobs and sustainable growth. Policymakers met in Brussels 31 January-1 February to debate the changes.]]><![CDATA[ ]]><![CDATA[
			 
			
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            <title>A strategy for developing the Danube region</title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/regions/101209_en.htm</link>
            <source url="http://ec.europa.eu/news/images/regions/101209.jpg">A strategy for developing the Danube region</source>
            <category>EU regions</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Cities and regions pool ideas for growth – Open Days 2010</title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/regions/101004_en.htm</link>
            <source url="http://ec.europa.eu/news/images/regions/101004.jpg">Cities and regions pool ideas for growth – Open Days 2010</source>
            <category>EU regions</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Regions in the spotlight</title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/regions/100521_en.htm</link>
            <source url="http://ec.europa.eu/news/images/regions/100521.jpg">Regions in the spotlight</source>
            <category>EU regions</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			]]><![CDATA[RegioStars awards: the EU recognises the most original and innovative regional projects.]]><![CDATA[ ]]><![CDATA[
			 
			
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            <title>Billion-euro refund for taxpayers</title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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			]]><![CDATA[More than €1.1bn EU regional funds to be recovered this year.]]><![CDATA[ ]]><![CDATA[
			 
			
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            <title>Regional recipes for success</title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/regions/091005_en.htm</link>
            <source url="http://ec.europa.eu/news/images/regions/091005.jpg">Regional recipes for success</source>
            <category>EU regions</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			]]><![CDATA[European conference promotes regional solutions to global challenges. ]]><![CDATA[ ]]><![CDATA[
			 
			
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            <title>Reducing regional disparities in the EU and beyond</title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/regions/090512_en.htm</link>
            <source url="http://ec.europa.eu/news/images/regions/090512.jpg">Reducing regional disparities in the EU and beyond</source>
            <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>And the winner is…</title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/regions/090217_1_en.htm</link>
            <source url="http://ec.europa.eu/news/images/regions/090217.jpg">And the winner is…</source>
            <category>EU regions</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Charting the future for Europe’s far-flung regions</title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/regions/081023_1_en.htm</link>
            <source url="http://ec.europa.eu/news/images/regions/081023.jpg">Charting the future for Europe’s far-flung regions</source>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Growing pains</title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/regions/081006_1_en.htm</link>
            <source url="http://ec.europa.eu/news/images/regions/081006.jpg">Growing pains</source>
            <category>EU regions</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Regional growth closes gaps in income and employment</title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/regions/080618_1_en.htm</link>
            <source url="http://ec.europa.eu/news/images/regions/080618.jpg">Regional growth closes gaps in income and employment</source>
            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>€350bn for economic growth and jobs across Europe</title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/regions/080515_1_en.htm</link>
            <source url="http://ec.europa.eu/news/images/regions/080515.jpg">€350bn for economic growth and jobs across Europe</source>
            <category>EU regions</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			]]><![CDATA[Radical shift in priorities as 450 programmes come under the spotlight for EU regional funding.]]><![CDATA[ ]]><![CDATA[
			 
			
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            <title>Regional policy gets thumbs up from Europeans</title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/regions/080307_1_en.htm</link>
            <source url="http://ec.europa.eu/news/images/regions/080307.jpg">Regional policy gets thumbs up from Europeans</source>
            <category>EU regions</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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			]]><![CDATA[Survey reveals positive attitudes to EU regional policy, but people would like it to take on more ambitious challenges.]]><![CDATA[ ]]><![CDATA[
			 
			
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            <title>EU's most inventive regions take centre stage</title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/news/regions/080225_1_en.htm</link>
            <source url="http://ec.europa.eu/news/images/regions/080225.jpg">EU's most inventive regions take centre stage</source>
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            <title>EU’s most inventive regions take centre stage</title>
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            <source url="http://ec.europa.eu/news/images/regions/080225.jpg">EU’s most inventive regions take centre stage</source>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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