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financial crisis and take aim at other issues important to the region,
Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva said Saturday.</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>Finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>public</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>debt</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Finland</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Portugal</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Italy</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-02-11T12:02:02Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-public-debt.f2y">        <title>Obama hails Italian PM in talks on euro crisis</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-public-debt.f2y</link>        <description>US President Barack Obama praised Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti on Thursday, saying he was boosting confidence across Europe and world markets with his economic rescue program.</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>Italy</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>US</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>debt</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>public</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Obama</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-02-10T09:47:19Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-public-debt.f2t">        <title>US's Boehner, Italy's Monti discuss EU debt crisis</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-public-debt.f2t</link>        <description>US House Speaker John Boehner and visiting Italian Prime Minister Mario
Monti on Thursday discussed spurring economic growth and efforts to
fight Europe's debt woes, the Republican's office said.</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>Italy</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Congress</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>US</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>debt</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>public</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-02-09T19:00:47Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-public-debt.f2n">        <title>Obama to meet Italian PM on euro crisis</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-public-debt.f2n</link>        <description>Barack Obama turns his focus Thursday to a crisis that could conceivably end his presidency, but over which he has little control, welcoming Italy's Prime Minister Mario Monti for Europe debt talks.</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>Italy</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>US</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>debt</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>public</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-02-09T21:29:25Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-public-debt.eyx">        <title>Italian PM says euro crisis nearing end, has raised tensions</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-public-debt.eyx</link>        <description>Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti said on Saturday the eurozone crisis
had reopened old European wounds and tensions, although he saw a light
at the end of the tunnel of the financial turmoil.</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>Italy</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Munich</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>debt</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>public</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-02-04T21:41:25Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/italy-somalia.ex6">        <title>Monti asks Somali PM's help in freeing ship</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/italy-somalia.ex6</link>        <description>Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti on Wednesday asked his Somali
counterpart Abdiweli Mohamed Ali for help in freeing an Italian ship
hijacked by pirates in December with 18 crew members on board.</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>piracy</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Italy</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Somalia</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>shipping</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-02-01T12:59:34Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-public-debt.ew9">        <title>Italy 'optimistic' bailout fund to grow in size: Monti</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-public-debt.ew9</link>        <description>Italian Premier Mario Monti said Monday he was confident the EU's
permanent bailout fund would grow in size with fresh funds, seeing a
softening in German opposition.</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>Italy</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>summit</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Germany</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>debt</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>public</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-01-31T09:08:38Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/hungary-france.esp">        <title>EU experts rebuke Hungary, France, Italy over media rules</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/hungary-france.esp</link>        <description>A high-level panel of experts reviewing the state of press freedom in
Europe voiced concerns Wednesday over Hungary's controversial media
laws, but also took Italy and France to task.</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>Italy</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>rights</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>media</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>France</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Hungary</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-01-25T20:07:35Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/netherlands-italy.eqj">        <title>Novelist Umberto Eco to be awarded Dutch city honour</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/netherlands-italy.eqj</link>        <description>Italian master novelist Umberto Eco has been awarded the second Nijmegen
Medal of Peace for his role in the debate on the past and future of
Europe, the Dutch city announced 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>Netherlands</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Italy</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>literature</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-01-23T21:51:55Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-public-debt.epg">        <title>Italy planning 50-billion-euro asset sale</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-public-debt.epg</link>        <description>Italy's government is planning to sell assets worth up to 50 billion
euros ($65 billion) to the Cassa Depositi e Prestiti to reduce the
country's huge public debt, an Italian daily reported on 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>eurozone</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Italy</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>government</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>debt</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>public</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-01-23T10:16:55Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-public-debt.eor">        <title>Italy wants to double size of eurozone bailout fund: report</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-public-debt.eor</link>        <description>Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti is pushing to double the size of
Europe's permanent bailout fund to one billion euros ($1.3 billion), a
German media report to be published Monday said.</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>Finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>public</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>debt</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Italy</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Germany</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>ECB</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-01-22T10:42:10Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-public-debt.ekc">        <title>Inadequate governance to blame for rating downgrade: Monti</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-public-debt.ekc</link>        <description>Insufficient governance in the eurozone led the ratings agency Standard
and Poor's to downgrade the creditworthiness of nine countries including
Italy, Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti said 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>rating</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Italy</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>debt</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>public</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-01-16T21:17:46Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-public-debt.ejs">        <title>Vatican raises 'suspicious timing' of S&amp;P downgrade</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-public-debt.ejs</link>        <description>The Vatican raised doubts Saturday about the timing chosen by ratings
agency Standard and Poor's to downgrade nine EU countries'
credit-worthiness.</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>rating</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Italy</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Vatican</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>debt</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>public</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-01-14T22:47:38Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-public-debt.ej4">        <title>Van Rompuy to meet Monti for talks in Rome</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-public-debt.ej4</link>        <description>EU president Herman Van Rompuy will meet Italian Prime Minister Mario
Monti in Rome on Monday, at the start of a week of talks aimed at
tackling the eurozone debt crisis, the Italian government said Friday.</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>Italy</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>diplomacy</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>debt</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>public</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-01-13T15:42:09Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/us-italy-auto-jobs.ei3">        <title>Europe auto must cut capacity by 10-20%: Fiat chief</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/us-italy-auto-jobs.ei3</link>        <description>The European car industry needs to cut its capacity by 10 to 20 per cent in response to slack consumer demand that will likely continue through 2014, Fiat chief Sergio Marchionne said.</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>jobs</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>auto</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>company</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>US</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Italy</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-01-12T10:04:47Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>




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