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  <title>MUNICIPALITIES - Articles from www.publicserviceeurope.com</title>
  <updated>2013-06-17T11:26:00+00:00</updated>
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    <title><![CDATA[Luxury hotels, flights and dinners - government waste continues]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3600/luxury-hotels-flights-and-dinners-government-waste-continues"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Despite the dire state of the economy, politicians and civil servants continue to spend taxpayers' money wastefully and it has to stop  writes John O'Connell]]></content>
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    <updated>2013-06-17T11:26:00+00:00</updated>
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    <title><![CDATA[EU threatened Greek broadcaster days before it went off air]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3598/eu-threatened-greek-broadcaster-days-before-it-went-off-air"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Revelations about a dispute with the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation over pro-EU news channel <i>Euronews</i> cast doubt on the European Commission's claim to have been an impartial bystander]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicserviceeurope.com,2011-03-08:/3598/eu-threatened-greek-broadcaster-days-before-it-went-off-air</id>
    <updated>2013-06-17T09:41:00+00:00</updated>
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    <title><![CDATA[MEPs want 'United States of Europe' - even without the UK]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3596/meps-want-united-states-of-europe-even-without-the-uk"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[More than 50 per cent of MEPs want a 'United States of Europe', while 20 per cent think that the EU would be 'better off' if the United Kingdom left the union  according to new poll]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicserviceeurope.com,2011-03-08:/3596/meps-want-united-states-of-europe-even-without-the-uk</id>
    <updated>2013-06-14T14:18:00+00:00</updated>
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    <title><![CDATA[Sorting fact from fiction on the UK's membership of the EU]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3595/sorting-fact-from-fiction-on-the-uks-membership-of-the-eu"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The facts are less interesting than the fiction being peddled by some Eurosceptics but that does not change the reality. The economic and political trade-offs of an 'in/out' relationship must be heard  writes our secret columnist in Brussels]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicserviceeurope.com,2011-03-08:/3595/sorting-fact-from-fiction-on-the-uks-membership-of-the-eu</id>
    <updated>2013-06-14T12:46:00+00:00</updated>
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    <title><![CDATA[Protecting pensions at a time of economic crisis]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3594/protecting-pensions-at-a-time-of-economic-crisis"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Demographic pressures and an ageing population, combined with the poor economic environment and structural unemployment in some EU member states, could render public pension systems unsustainable - warns Thomas Montcourrier]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicserviceeurope.com,2011-03-08:/3594/protecting-pensions-at-a-time-of-economic-crisis</id>
    <updated>2013-06-14T11:05:00+00:00</updated>
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    <title><![CDATA[A blueprint to tackle child abuse across international borders]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3587/a-blueprint-to-tackle-child-abuse-across-international-borders"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Studies suggest that 10 to 20 per cent of European children will suffer some form of sexual abuse when growing up  it is time for the EU to take action, writes Mary Honeyball MEP]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicserviceeurope.com,2011-03-08:/3587/a-blueprint-to-tackle-child-abuse-across-international-borders</id>
    <updated>2013-06-13T09:58:00+00:00</updated>
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    <title><![CDATA[Leadership comparisons between Erdogan, Thatcher and Putin]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3585/leadership-comparisons-between-erdogan-thatcher-and-putin"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Once political leaders start to believe in their own absolute power beyond the will of the people, they are destined to fall  suggests Professor Bulent Gokay]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicserviceeurope.com,2011-03-08:/3585/leadership-comparisons-between-erdogan-thatcher-and-putin</id>
    <updated>2013-06-12T14:57:00+00:00</updated>
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    <title><![CDATA[Without improved democratic legitimacy, the EU could 'unravel']]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3572/without-improved-democratic-legitimacy-the-eu-could-unravel"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Few voters are aware of the European Parliament's work and many of them are sceptical that MEPs represent their interests because a lot of MEPs have little connection to national political systems - writes Charles Grant]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicserviceeurope.com,2011-03-08:/3572/without-improved-democratic-legitimacy-the-eu-could-unravel</id>
    <updated>2013-06-10T16:01:00+00:00</updated>
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    <title><![CDATA[Seven days - a week in the life of Patrick Sullivan]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3570/seven-days-a-week-in-the-life-of-patrick-sullivan"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The think-tanker celebrates some media success, looks across the pond for inspiration, is invigorated by a stint interviewing job candidates, and discusses how to support prospective Conservative parliamentary candidates]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicserviceeurope.com,2011-03-08:/3570/seven-days-a-week-in-the-life-of-patrick-sullivan</id>
    <updated>2013-06-10T11:54:00+00:00</updated>
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    <title><![CDATA[UKIP hits back after criticism of low attendance in EP]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3567/ukip-is-proud-of-never-turning-up-in-european-parliament"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Representatives of UKIP prefer to focus on YouTube, grassroots campaigning and media appearances rather than spending all of their time in the European Parliament  says John Tennant]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicserviceeurope.com,2011-03-08:/3567/ukip-is-proud-of-never-turning-up-in-european-parliament</id>
    <updated>2013-06-10T10:06:00+00:00</updated>
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    <title><![CDATA[The 'Great Recession' and the dangers of big banks]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3568/the-great-recession-and-the-dangers-of-big-banks"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[With a smaller number of firms holding a larger percentage of assets, an oligopolistic marketplace is able emerge - whereby large banks are considered 'too big to fail'  warns Harvard professor F. M. Scherer]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicserviceeurope.com,2011-03-08:/3568/the-great-recession-and-the-dangers-of-big-banks</id>
    <updated>2013-06-10T10:33:00+00:00</updated>
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    <title><![CDATA[Despite progress in last 100 years, 'sexism' still rife]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3565/despite-the-progress-in-last-100-years-sexism-is-still-rife"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[We have not completely moved on from a sexist society even 100 years after Emily Wilding Davison's death - argues Mary Honeyball MEP]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicserviceeurope.com,2011-03-08:/3565/despite-the-progress-in-last-100-years-sexism-is-still-rife</id>
    <updated>2013-06-07T15:55:00+00:00</updated>
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    <title><![CDATA[EU regulations holding back continent's economic recovery]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3561/eu-regulations-holding-back-continents-economic-recovery"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Rather than requesting public sector investment or tax relief, business leaders want to focus on the inflexibility of some regulations when it comes to labour markets and investment opportunities  says Bruno Lanvin]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicserviceeurope.com,2011-03-08:/3561/eu-regulations-holding-back-continents-economic-recovery</id>
    <updated>2013-06-06T14:40:00+00:00</updated>
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    <title><![CDATA[The romance between Germany and Hungary may be over]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3555/the-romance-between-germany-and-hungary-may-be-over"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The only reason why Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbαn was treated as part of the EU mainstream was because of German Chancellor Angela Merkel  says Dariusz Kalan]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicserviceeurope.com,2011-03-08:/3555/the-romance-between-germany-and-hungary-may-be-over</id>
    <updated>2013-06-05T15:47:00+00:00</updated>
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    <title><![CDATA[Protests in Turkey are 'tremendous democratic advance']]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3551/protests-in-turkey-are-tremendous-democratic-advance"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The utter absence of the military from protests against the government party and a lack of desire from the public to see them involved signals a tremendous democratic advancement in Turkey  argues Ziya Meral]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicserviceeurope.com,2011-03-08:/3551/protests-in-turkey-are-tremendous-democratic-advance</id>
    <updated>2013-06-05T14:01:00+00:00</updated>
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