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			<title>Europe 2020: Commission proposes new economic strategy</title>
			<link>http://www.croatianregions.eu/en/1153/europe-2020-commission-proposes-new-economic-strategy/</link>
			<description> &lt;p&gt;
Commission
sets out a 10-year strategy for reviving the European economy, casting
a vision of &amp;lsquo;smart, sustainable,</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:37:25 +0100</pubDate>
			<category>News</category>
			<author>Lea Poljančić</author>
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			<title>Europe must not shirk its social responsibilities</title>
			<link>http://www.croatianregions.eu/en/1152/europe-must-not-shirk-its-social-responsibilities/</link>
			<description> &lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Facing the social consequences of the economic crisis in their 
regions and cities, the members</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:39:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<category>News</category>
			<author>Lea Poljančić</author>
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			<title>Cohesion policy should be driven by the EU Treaty, rather than by EU 2020 agenda&amp;quot;, CoR President Bresso tells in Zaragoza</title>
			<link>http://www.croatianregions.eu/en/1151/cohesion-policy-should-be-driven-by-the-eu-treaty-rather-than-by-eu-2020-agenda-cor-president-bresso-tells-in-zaragoza/</link>
			<description> &lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;The newly elected President of the Committee of the Regions, Mercedes 
Bresso (IT/PES), on February</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:34:04 +0100</pubDate>
			<category>News</category>
			<author>Lea Poljančić</author>
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			<title>Driving Europe out of economic crisis: CoR rewards six European Entrepreneurial Regions blazing a trail for the Europe 2020 </title>
			<link>http://www.croatianregions.eu/en/1146/driving-europe-out-of-economic-crisis-cor-rewards-six-european-entrepreneurial-regions-blazing-a-trail-for-the-europe-2020/</link>
			<description> &lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;As EU leaders discuss the Europe 2020 proposals to revamp the 
European economy at a</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:30:21 +0100</pubDate>
			<category>News</category>
			<author>Lea Poljančić</author>
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			<title>The CoR will be more courageous and persevering in its political action</title>
			<link>http://www.croatianregions.eu/en/1145/the-cor-will-be-more-courageous-and-persevering-in-its-political-action/</link>
			<description> &lt;strong&gt;The newly elected President of the Committee of 
the Regions, Mercedes Bresso (IT/PES), has invited</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:09:37 +0100</pubDate>
			<category>News</category>
			<author>Lea Poljančić</author>
		</item>
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			<title>Major cities join forces to make the Euro-Mediterranean partnership a success story</title>
			<link>http://www.croatianregions.eu/en/1134/major-cities-join-forces-to-make-the-euromediterranean-partnership-a-success-story/</link>
			<description> &lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;At the inaugural session of the Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local 
Assembly (ARLEM) in&amp;nbsp;Barcelona on 21</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:11:07 +0100</pubDate>
			<category>News</category>
			<author>Lea Poljančić</author>
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			<title>15.01.2010 - Van den Brande asks Commissioner-designate Hahn to believe more in the real importance of multi-level governance </title>
			<link>http://www.croatianregions.eu/en/1130/15012010--van-den-brande-asks-commissionerdesignate-hahn-to-believe-more-in-the-real-importance-of-multilevel-governance/</link>
			<description> &lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Speaking at yesterday&amp;#39;s parliamentary hearing of Johannes Hahn, 
Commissioner-designate for Regional Policy, Committee of the</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:20:49 +0100</pubDate>
			<category>News</category>
			<author>Lea Poljančić</author>
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			<title>12.01.2010 - Van den Brande to speak up for Europe's regions and cities at hearing of Commissioner-designate for Regional Policy</title>
			<link>http://www.croatianregions.eu/en/1129/12012010--van-den-brande-to-speak-up-for-europes-regions-and-cities-at-hearing-of-commissionerdesignate-for-regional-policy/</link>
			<description> &lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt; Committee of the Regions President Luc Van den Brande is 
to voice grassroots concerns</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:26:36 +0100</pubDate>
			<category>News</category>
			<author>Lea Poljančić</author>
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			<title>CoR rapporteur says EU 2020 needs to be linked to cohesion policy</title>
			<link>http://www.croatianregions.eu/en/1118/cor-rapporteur-says-eu-2020-needs-to-be-linked-to-cohesion-policy/</link>
			<description> &lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;The lack of reference to cohesion policy in the European
Commission&amp;#39;s recently published consultation document on</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:35:37 +0100</pubDate>
			<category>News</category>
			<author>Lea Poljančić</author>
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			<title>Cities and regions in Copenhagen: ready to take on climate challenge</title>
			<link>http://www.croatianregions.eu/en/1117/cities-and-regions-in-copenhagen-ready-to-take-on-climate-challenge/</link>
			<description> 15.12.2009 - The EU Committee of the Regions (CoR) will hold a major
event in the</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:33:44 +0100</pubDate>
			<category>News</category>
			<author>Lea Poljančić</author>
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			<title>Van den Brande tells Barroso: work with us for stronger better Europe </title>
			<link>http://www.croatianregions.eu/en/1103/van-den-brande-tells-barroso-work-with-us-for-stronger-better-europe/</link>
			<description> &lt;strong&gt;23.11.2009 - Luc Van den Brande, the President of the EU
Committee of the Regions, has</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:52:56 +0100</pubDate>
			<category>News</category>
			<author>Lea Poljančić</author>
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			<title>CoR demands more time for EU Budget discussion and tables proposals for the post-2010 Lisbon strategy</title>
			<link>http://www.croatianregions.eu/en/1102/cor-demands-more-time-for-eu-budget-discussion-and-tables-proposals-for-the-post2010-lisbon-strategy/</link>
			<description> President &lt;strong&gt;Luc Van den Brande&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=\&quot;http://www.cor.europa.eu/pages/PressTemplate.aspx?view=detail&amp;amp;id=fd5ff72f-cc9e-4c20-a382-8f129466c7b6\&quot; target=\&quot;_blank\&quot;&gt;called once again &lt;/a&gt;for the Communication on the</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:22:52 +0100</pubDate>
			<category>News</category>
			<author>Lea Poljančić</author>
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			<title>The Lisbon Treaty has been ratified: more respect and power for the Regions and Cities of Europe</title>
			<link>http://www.croatianregions.eu/en/1077/the-lisbon-treaty-has-been-ratified-more-respect-and-power-for-the-regions-and-cities-of-europe/</link>
			<description> the entering into force of the Lisbon Treaty will improve the
standing of regions and cities</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:26:45 +0100</pubDate>
			<category>News</category>
			<author>Lea Poljančić</author>
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			<title>Treaty enters into force on 1 December</title>
			<link>http://www.croatianregions.eu/en/1073/treaty-enters-into-force-on-1-december/</link>
			<description> &lt;p&gt;
After a long journey, the Treaty of Lisbon has reached the goal.
With the signature of</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:57:03 +0100</pubDate>
			<category>News</category>
			<author>Lea Poljančić</author>
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			<title>Parliament gets ready for the Lisbon Treaty</title>
			<link>http://www.croatianregions.eu/en/1072/parliament-gets-ready-for-the-lisbon-treaty/</link>
			<description> &lt;p&gt;
Parliament is preparing for the increased powers it
is set to receive under the new Lisbon</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:53:46 +0100</pubDate>
			<category>News</category>
			<author>Lea Poljančić</author>
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			<title>Partnership for a common welfare of the whole NUTS II region in Northwest Croatia</title>
			<link>http://www.croatianregions.eu/en/1068/partnership-for-a-common-welfare-of-the-whole-nuts-ii-region-in-northwest-croatia/</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:20:42 +0100</pubDate>
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			<author>Lea Poljančić</author>
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			<title>Poverty &amp;amp; Social Exclusion: Launch of EU Year 2010</title>
			<link>http://www.croatianregions.eu/en/1063/poverty-amp-social-exclusion-launch-of-eu-year-2010/</link>
			<description> &lt;p&gt;
A European conference on &amp;quot;Poverty:
Perceptions and Reality - The Communication Challenge&amp;quot; will take place
in Brussels</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:07:10 +0100</pubDate>
			<category>News</category>
			<author>Lea Poljančić</author>
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			<title>Europe heads for an eco-efficient future</title>
			<link>http://www.croatianregions.eu/en/1058/europe-heads-for-an-ecoefficient-future/</link>
			<description> &lt;p&gt;
An eco-efficient economy was the theme for the
second day of the informal ministerial meeting on</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:13:54 +0100</pubDate>
			<category>News</category>
			<author>Lea Poljančić</author>
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			<title>10 things about the Lisbon treaty you should know</title>
			<link>http://www.croatianregions.eu/en/1057/10-things-about-the-lisbon-treaty-you-should-know/</link>
			<description> &lt;p&gt;
&amp;quot;Lisbon treaty&amp;quot; - you may have heard quite a bit
about it recently. Still baffled? Well,</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:12:10 +0100</pubDate>
			<category>News</category>
			<author>Lea Poljančić</author>
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			<title>Open days 2009</title>
			<link>http://www.croatianregions.eu/en/1056/open-days-2009/</link>
			<description> The seventh edition of OPEN DAYS (European Week of Cities and
Regions) consisted of 125 seminars,</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:10:13 +0100</pubDate>
			<category>News</category>
			<author>Lea Poljančić</author>
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			<title>October plenary session: CoR members to address climate change, European transport and the area of freedom, security and justice</title>
			<link>http://www.croatianregions.eu/en/1055/october-plenary-session-cor-members-to-address-climate-change-european-transport-and-the-area-of-freedom-security-and-justice/</link>
			<description> The Committee of the Regions&amp;#39; plenary session, to be held on 5 and 7
October, in</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:38:16 +0100</pubDate>
			<category>News</category>
			<author>Lea Poljančić</author>
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			<title>The new European Union Prize for Literature puts twelve emerging European authors in the limelight</title>
			<link>http://www.croatianregions.eu/en/1053/the-new-european-union-prize-for-literature-puts-twelve-emerging-european-authors-in-the-limelight/</link>
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			 In the
			Flagey Theatre in Brussels, 12 emerging European</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:06:13 +0100</pubDate>
			<category>News</category>
			<author>Lea Poljančić</author>
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			<title>Working together to bring Europe closer to its citizens: Van den Brande meets EP President Buzek</title>
			<link>http://www.croatianregions.eu/en/1042/working-together-to-bring-europe-closer-to-its-citizens-van-den-brande-meets-ep-president-buzek/</link>
			<description> &lt;p&gt;
Luc Van den Brande, President of the
Committee of the Regions (CoR), met yesterday with Jerzy</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:13:04 +0100</pubDate>
			<category>News</category>
			<author>Lea Poljančić</author>
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			<title>Fischer Boel not seeking second term</title>
			<link>http://www.croatianregions.eu/en/1041/fischer-boel-not-seeking-second-term/</link>
			<description> Denmark&amp;#39;s commissioner announces her retirement from politics. 
&lt;p&gt;
Mariann Fischer Boel, the European commissioner
for agriculture and</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:22:36 +0100</pubDate>
			<category>News</category>
			<author>Lea Poljančić</author>
		</item>
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			<title>Kallas chosen again as Estonia's commissioner</title>
			<link>http://www.croatianregions.eu/en/1040/kallas-chosen-again-as-estonias-commissioner/</link>
			<description> Minority government re-selects former prime minister for post in European Commission. 
&lt;p&gt;
The Estonian government has</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:21:23 +0100</pubDate>
			<category>News</category>
			<author>Lea Poljančić</author>
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			<title>Seventeen chairs of parliamentary delegations elected in Strasbourg</title>
			<link>http://www.croatianregions.eu/en/1039/seventeen-chairs-of-parliamentary-delegations-elected-in-strasbourg/</link>
			<description> &lt;p&gt;
Members of the EP delegations through which MEPs
conduct regular dialogues with national and regional parliaments</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:17:51 +0100</pubDate>
			<category>News</category>
			<author>Lea Poljančić</author>
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			<title>MEPs approve Barroso 2nd term </title>
			<link>http://www.croatianregions.eu/en/1030/meps-approve-barroso-2nd-term/</link>
			<description> The European Parliament has approved the appointment of Jos&amp;eacute; Manuel
Barroso as President of the European</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:38:32 +0100</pubDate>
			<category>News</category>
			<author>Lea Poljančić</author>
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			<title>EU Regional policy needs more knowledge and less red tape, MEPs tell Pawel Samecki</title>
			<link>http://www.croatianregions.eu/en/1025/eu-regional-policy-needs-more-knowledge-and-less-red-tape-meps-tell-pawel-samecki/</link>
			<description> &lt;p&gt;
Regional policy can play a key role in EU action to
counter the economic crisis and</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:56:40 +0100</pubDate>
			<category>News</category>
			<author>Lea Poljančić</author>
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			<title>Commissioner Samecki broadens debate on Territorial Cohesion to the scientific community</title>
			<link>http://www.croatianregions.eu/en/1021/commissioner-samecki-broadens-debate-on-territorial-cohesion-to-the-scientific-community/</link>
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			 Paweł Sa m ec ki, European Commissioner for Regional</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:25:02 +0100</pubDate>
			<category>News</category>
			<author>Lea Poljančić</author>
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			<title>Play to Stop &amp;amp;#8211; Europe for climate - Climate change &amp;amp;#8211; what do young people have to say?</title>
			<link>http://www.croatianregions.eu/en/1020/play-to-stop-amp8211-europe-for-climate--climate-change-amp8211-what-do-young-people-have-to-say/</link>
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learn</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:22:42 +0100</pubDate>
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			<author>Lea Poljančić</author>
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			<title>Regions and cities on the road to Copenhagen</title>
			<link>http://www.croatianregions.eu/en/1015/regions-and-cities-on-the-road-to-copenhagen/</link>
			<description> &lt;strong&gt;Next December, negotiators from across the world will meet
in Copenhagen to decide on a successor</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:19:24 +0100</pubDate>
			<category>News</category>
			<author>Lea Poljančić</author>
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			<title>In or out? The shake-hands of the movers and shakers</title>
			<link>http://www.croatianregions.eu/en/1014/in-or-out-the-shakehands-of-the-movers-and-shakers/</link>
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			<title>Status of EU parliament provides basis for discussions</title>
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			<title>Good for Economy &amp;amp;#8211; Bad for Trade? The effects of EU and US economic stimuli on international trade and competition</title>
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			<title>Taking on the challenge - Sweden takes over the EU presidency from the Czech Republic</title>
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