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refusing to recognise Cyprus as Nicosia prepares to take over the
rotating EU presidency.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>Turkey</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Cyprus</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>diplomacy</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-05-21T21:59:25Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
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million euros ($25.4 million) in 2011 due to the economic downturn,
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    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/cyprus-economy.fgj">        <title>Cyprus' Marfin bank takes EUR 2.5bn hit on Greek debt</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/cyprus-economy.fgj</link>        <description>Cyprus's Marfin Popular Bank on Wednesday said it made a record net loss of 3.3 billion euros in 2011 after incorporating a 62 per cent "haircut" on toxic Greek bonds.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>Marfin</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Cyprus</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>economy</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-02-29T10:38:14Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/cyprus-finance-debt.ebu">        <title>Cyprus gets first tranche of EUR 2.5bn Russia loan</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/cyprus-finance-debt.ebu</link>        <description>Debt-laden Cyprus on Thursday received the first tranche, worth 590 million euros, of a 2.5-billion-euro Russian loan agreed to last week, the Cyprus News Agency reported.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2011 AFP. All other Copyright 2011 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>loan</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>debt</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Cyprus</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>public</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>economy</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2011-12-29T16:58:38Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/cyprus-finance-debt.e5s">        <title>Cyprus austerity strikes shut down airports, ministries</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/cyprus-finance-debt.e5s</link>        <description>Cyprus government services and airports came to a halt on Thursday as
thousands of civil servants went on strike over austerity measures to
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    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/cyprus-finance-debt.e4x">        <title>Cyprus hit by strikes over austerity package</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/cyprus-finance-debt.e4x</link>        <description>Thousands of civil servants in Cyprus staged an impromptu strike on Wednesday in protest at a two-year salary freeze among other government austerity measures to avoid an EU bailout.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2011 AFP. All other Copyright 2011 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>strike</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>debt</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Cyprus</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>public</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>economy</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2011-12-14T22:20:12Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/cyprus-finance-debt.e3x">        <title>Cyprus public sector strikes over austerity</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/cyprus-finance-debt.e3x</link>        <description>Thousands of public sector workers in Cyprus staged a three-hour
stoppage Tuesday in protest over government moves to freeze salaries for
two years as part of an austerity drive to avoid an EU bailout.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2011 AFP. All other Copyright 2011 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>strike</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>debt</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Cyprus</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>public</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>economy</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2011-12-13T11:25:52Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/cyprus-economy.drf">        <title>Cyprus' troubled banks threaten austerity package</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/cyprus-economy.drf</link>        <description>Debt-burdened Cyprus is desperate to enforce a new wave of austerity
measures to avoid a European Union bailout, but it could be a lost cause
if its banks have to be rescued from outside, experts warn.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2011 AFP. All other Copyright 2011 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>banking</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Cyprus</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>economy</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2011-11-29T22:04:57Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/cyprus-turkey.bex">        <title>Erdogan threatens freeze with EU during Cypriot presidency</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/cyprus-turkey.bex</link>        <description>Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to freeze
relations with the EU while Cyprus holds the union's rotating presidency
next year, drawing condemnation from the Cypriot president.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2011 AFP. All other Copyright 2011 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>Cyprus</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Turkey</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>diplomacy</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2011-07-19T14:28:52Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/europe/cyprus/commission">        <title>Representation of the European Commission in Cyprus</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/europe/cyprus/commission</link>        <description>This website provides information and contacts of the European Commission representation in Cyprus.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>inadim</dc:creator>        <dc:rights></dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>Commission</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Cyprus</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2009-10-17T22:10:31Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>Link</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/europe/cyprus/business">        <title>Setting up a business in Cyprus</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/europe/cyprus/business</link>        <description>An overview of the process of starting a new business in Cyprus and the documents required.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>Ina Dimireva</dc:creator>        <dc:rights></dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>Cyprus</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>business</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2009-10-17T22:10:06Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>Guide</dc:type>    </item>




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