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    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/ukraine-politics.g9z">        <title>Estonian president shuns Yalta summit</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/ukraine-politics.g9z</link>        <description>Estonian President Toomas-Hendrik Ilves is among European leaders who
will not attend a Yalta summit in mid-May, his office said on Tuesday,
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February in protest at the ex-Soviet state's rights record, will return
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    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/estonia-economy.fty">        <title>Estonia boasts 2011 budget surplus, EU's lowest debt</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/estonia-economy.fty</link>        <description>Estonia posted a budget surplus of 1.0 per cent of the economy last year, while its public debt totalled just 6.0 per cent, the lowest debt in the 27 member European Union, data showed Monday.</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>Headline2</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Estonia</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>debt</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>public</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>economy</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-03-26T13:14:19Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-public-debt.fn7">        <title>Estonia's watchdog asks top court to rule on EU bailout</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-public-debt.fn7</link>        <description>Estonia's ombudsman asked the top court on Monday to decide if parts of the European Union's new bailout fund is in line with the Estonian constitution.</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>eurozone</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>court</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Estonia</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>debt</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>public</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-03-12T15:20:19Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/estonia-economy.fly">        <title>Estonia 2011 growth tops EU with revised 7.6%</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/estonia-economy.fly</link>        <description>Estonia had the highest economic growth in the 27-member European Union in 2011 with output rising by 7.6 per cent from the level in 2010, official data shows.</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>Headline2</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>growth</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Estonia</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>economy</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-03-09T15:59:14Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/latvia-estonia-rail.ej5">        <title>Brussels presses Baltic states on rail plan</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/latvia-estonia-rail.ej5</link>        <description>European Union transport commissioner Siim Kallas on Friday urged the Baltic states to press ahead with a planned a high-speed railway that will boost their links with the rest of the 27-nation bloc.</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>Estonia</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Lithuania</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>rail</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Latvia</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Headline1</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>transport</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-01-13T15:43:00Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-economy.cw8">        <title>Estonians sceptical about euro's benefits: poll</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-economy.cw8</link>        <description>Estonia's eurozone entry has done the currency bloc's newest member
state more harm than good, 31 percent of respondents said in a poll
released Thursday.</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>eurozone</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Headline2</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Estonia</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>debt</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>EFSF</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>POLL</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>public</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>economy</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2011-10-13T13:58:03Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-economy.ckz">        <title>Estonia approves eurozone rescue fund boost</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-economy.ckz</link>        <description>Estonia on Thursday became the latest eurozone member to approve taking
part in the EU's European Financial Stability Facility, as lawmakers
voted 59-18 in favour despite vocal opposition.</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>economy</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>public</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>debt</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>eurozone</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>EFSF</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Estonia</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2011-09-29T20:42:07Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-economy.ck9">        <title>Estonian lawmakers locked in debate over EU fund</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-economy.ck9</link>        <description>Estonia's parliament will have to approve individual payouts to
countries from the EU's European Financial Stability Facility, under a
new draft put before lawmakers Thursday.</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>economy</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>public</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>debt</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>eurozone</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>EFSF</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Estonia</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2011-09-29T14:42:02Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-economy.ciw">        <title>Estonia's central bank chief urges action to calm markets</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-economy.ciw</link>        <description>Eurozone governments must take rapid, clear action to calm markets as
the currency bloc struggles with the spillover from its debt crisis,
Estonia's central bank chief said Wednesday.</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>economy</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>public</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>debt</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>eurozone</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>bank</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Estonia</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2011-09-28T11:32:03Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/china-estonia-rail.bv1">        <title>China train maker signs deal with Estonia: report</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/china-estonia-rail.bv1</link>        <description>A Chinese train manufacturer has agreed to sell railway equipment to
Estonia, marking China's first such sale in the European Union, state
media reported Wednesday.</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>China</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Estonia</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>rail</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>sales</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>CNR</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2011-08-24T08:56:30Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>




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