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  <title>CYPRUS - Articles from www.publicserviceeurope.com</title>
  <updated>2013-05-15T11:22:00+00:00</updated>
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    <title><![CDATA[Eurozone recession drags into sixth quarter]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3467/eurozone-recession-drags-for-sixth-quarter"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The eurozone suffers another three months of recession at the start of this year – with the economy across the single currency area shrinking 0.2 per cent in the first quarter of 2013]]></content>
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    <updated>2013-05-15T11:22:00+00:00</updated>
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    <title><![CDATA[First citizens' initiative puts water on EU agenda]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3450/european-citizens-initiative-puts-water-on-eu-agenda"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[For the first time a European Citizens' Initiative has met the requirements of the process – now EU politicians must listen to the people and affirm water as a human right, says Jan Willem Goudriaan]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicserviceeurope.com,2011-03-08:/3450/european-citizens-initiative-puts-water-on-eu-agenda</id>
    <updated>2013-05-08T16:54:00+00:00</updated>
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    <title><![CDATA[Recovery 'too slow' to reduce unemployment]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3428/recovery-too-slow-to-reduce-unemployment"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The European Commission today lowered its expectations for the eurozone economy and produced dramatic figures revealing the damage done to Cyprus in the wake of its international bail-out]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicserviceeurope.com,2011-03-08:/3428/recovery-too-slow-to-reduce-unemployment</id>
    <updated>2013-05-03T10:38:00+00:00</updated>
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  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Barroso's EU legacy is one of failure and bullying small states]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3411/barrosos-eu-legacy-is-one-of-failure-and-bullying-small-states"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[José Manuel Barroso's administration is arguably a bully among small member states and a wallflower among the big boys, writes <i>Justin Stares</i> as he assesses the European Commission president's last two mandates]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicserviceeurope.com,2011-03-08:/3411/barrosos-eu-legacy-is-one-of-failure-and-bullying-small-states</id>
    <updated>2013-04-30T11:38:00+00:00</updated>
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    <title><![CDATA[Will a U-turn on austerity rescue the eurozone?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3410/will-a-u-turn-on-austerity-rescue-the-eurozone"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Weak global demand, high unemployment and weak banks are just as damaging to troubled EU member states as austerity - says Jonathan Loynes]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicserviceeurope.com,2011-03-08:/3410/will-a-u-turn-on-austerity-rescue-the-eurozone</id>
    <updated>2013-04-30T10:55:00+00:00</updated>
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    <title><![CDATA[Complex EU structures encourage fraud and corruption - says MEP]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3384/complex-eu-structures-encourage-fraud-and-corruption-says-mep"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A damning parliamentary report claiming that the EU is being defrauded of more than £4bn a year means its time to take drastic action - says Godfrey Bloom MEP]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicserviceeurope.com,2011-03-08:/3384/complex-eu-structures-encourage-fraud-and-corruption-says-mep</id>
    <updated>2013-04-25T11:12:00+00:00</updated>
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    <title><![CDATA[Austerity has 'reached its limits' says Barroso]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3369/austerity-has-reached-its-limits-says-barroso"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[José Manuel Barroso says the impact of austerity has reached the limits of what is politically and socially acceptable, while Herman Van Rompuy admits that 'patience is wearing thin' as the economic crisis drags on]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicserviceeurope.com,2011-03-08:/3369/austerity-has-reached-its-limits-says-barroso</id>
    <updated>2013-04-23T10:20:00+00:00</updated>
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    <title><![CDATA[Hopes for continued peace in Basque Country after ETA ceasefire]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3354/hopes-for-continued-peace-in-basque-country-after-eta-ceasefire"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[We may be seeing a new dawn as ETA has not killed or attempted to kill since October 2011 and the 'definitive cessation' to its 40-year campaign of shootings, bombings and personal threats continues – writes Koldo Casla-Salazar]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicserviceeurope.com,2011-03-08:/3354/hopes-for-continued-peace-in-basque-country-after-eta-ceasefire</id>
    <updated>2013-04-19T09:33:00+00:00</updated>
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    <title><![CDATA[European health insurance system is 'on the verge of collapse']]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3346/european-health-insurance-system-on-the-verge-of-collapse"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Tourists travelling to the Mediterranean this summer should be aware that Europe's 40-year old public healthcare insurance scheme is close to breaking point, writes Justin Stares ]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicserviceeurope.com,2011-03-08:/3346/european-health-insurance-system-on-the-verge-of-collapse</id>
    <updated>2013-04-17T14:14:00+00:00</updated>
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    <title><![CDATA[High EU defence spending 'perpetuating' economic crisis]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3334/high-eu-defence-spending-perpetuating-economic-crisis"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The years of high European military spending and corrupt arms deals contributed to the debt crisis in countries, such as Greece and Portugal, and continue to weigh heavy on future budgets in all troubled EU member states - warns Frank Slijper]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicserviceeurope.com,2011-03-08:/3334/high-eu-defence-spending-perpetuating-economic-crisis</id>
    <updated>2013-04-15T14:43:00+00:00</updated>
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    <title><![CDATA[Hard times push EU into spring hibernation]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3319/hard-times-push-eu-into-spring-hibernation"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Our secret columnist surveys the scene in Brussels and finds that the EU – with the question of 'what next in the financial crisis' still hanging over it – has recently been starved of good news on all fronts ]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicserviceeurope.com,2011-03-08:/3319/hard-times-push-eu-into-spring-hibernation</id>
    <updated>2013-04-12T10:08:00+00:00</updated>
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    <title><![CDATA[Funding cuts causing concern among public sector leaders]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3316/funding-cuts-causing-concern-among-public-sector-leaders"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Officials in the UK display a mix of traditional British stoicism as much as pessimism when it comes to the current state of public services, writes Tom Mludzinski]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicserviceeurope.com,2011-03-08:/3316/funding-cuts-causing-concern-among-public-sector-leaders</id>
    <updated>2013-04-11T14:06:00+00:00</updated>
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    <title><![CDATA[Gold to be sold as Cyprus bail-out costs soar]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3314/gold-to-be-sold-as-cyprus-bail-out-costs-soar"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The cost of the bail-out of Cyprus has increased from €17bn to €23bn, according to documents produced by the country's international lenders, while its economy is expected to shrink 8.7 per cent this year]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicserviceeurope.com,2011-03-08:/3314/gold-to-be-sold-as-cyprus-bail-out-costs-soar</id>
    <updated>2013-04-11T10:21:00+00:00</updated>
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    <title><![CDATA[Draghi: Cyprus better off in eurozone]]></title>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Cyprus would not benefit from leaving the euro because it would have to make the same extensive reforms to its economy but in a more difficult environment, Mario Draghi says]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicserviceeurope.com,2011-03-08:/3294/draghi-cyprus-better-off-in-eurozone</id>
    <updated>2013-04-04T16:50:00+00:00</updated>
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  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Forward planning: EU already discussing the next Cyprus]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3282/forward-planning-eu-already-discussing-the-next-cyprus"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Our secret columnist in Brussels is wondering what comes next. He has heard rumours from well-placed sources of contingency plans should another Cyprus-type situation develop]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicserviceeurope.com,2011-03-08:/3282/forward-planning-eu-already-discussing-the-next-cyprus</id>
    <updated>2013-03-30T11:44:00+00:00</updated>
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