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    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/russia-energy-gas.f37">        <title>Gazprom plans increased supplies to Europe in 2012: report</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/russia-energy-gas.f37</link>        <description>Russian gas giant Gazprom said on Friday it intended to increase gas exports to Europe in 2012 compared with last year, even though it has declined to pump extra gas this winter amid a cold snap.</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>energy</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Headline2</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>gas</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Russia</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-02-10T14:14:56Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/syria-politics.f35">        <title>Russia must see 'reality' in Syria: EU's Ashton</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/syria-politics.f35</link>        <description>Russia must confront "the reality" of the deadly crackdown in Syria, EU
foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton said Thursday, after Moscow
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    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/kosovo-trafficking.f0u">        <title>Kosovo organ trade probe tries to track victims abroad</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/kosovo-trafficking.f0u</link>        <description>EU prosecutors in Kosovo trying seven people accused of organ trafficking in a landmark case said Tuesday they had asked Russia, Ukraine, Israel and Turkey to help identify victims of the scam.</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>Ukraine</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Israel</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Kosovo</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>trial</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>trafficking</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Russia</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-02-09T21:58:48Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/europe-weather-gas.ezw">        <title>Russian gas flows to EU returning to normal: Commission</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/europe-weather-gas.ezw</link>        <description>Gas flows from Russia have returned to normal levels in six European Union nations and are increasing in Italy, Germany and Romania after a cold snap caused a shortfall, the EU said 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>Europe</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>gas</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>weather</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Headline2</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Russia</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-02-06T18:19:38Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/gas-pipeline-russia.ez3">        <title>Flagship EU gas pipeline project near collapse: analysts</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/gas-pipeline-russia.ez3</link>        <description>Europe's flagship project to bolster its energy security by building a major gas pipeline to the Caspian that skirts Russia is near collapse, with a newly confident Turkey playing a key role.</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>pipeline</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Gas</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Headline1</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>politics</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Russia</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-02-05T10:35:07Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/europe-weather-gas.eyr">        <title>Russia's Gazprom says unable to pump extra gas to Europe</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/europe-weather-gas.eyr</link>        <description>Gazprom said on Saturday it could not pump additional gas to Western Europe amid a cold snap, after EU officials and energy firms said the Russian giant's deliveries had dropped in several states.</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>Europe</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Headline</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>company</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>gas</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Gazprom</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>weather</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Russia</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-02-04T21:42:23Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/india-russia.eyq">        <title>India, Russia, US, China plan anti-carbon tax talks</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/india-russia.eyq</link>        <description>India, Russia, the United States, China and other countries will meet in
Moscow this month to decide whether to retaliate against the EU's
decision to impose a carbon tax on air travel, a report says.</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>climate</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>India</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>aviation</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Russia</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>warming</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-02-04T11:41:02Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/russia-commerce.ewz">        <title>Russia halts animal imports from parts of EU over virus</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/russia-commerce.ewz</link>        <description>Russia is suspending live-animal imports from parts of Europe over fears of a newly discovered virus that causes birth defects in sheep, goat and cattle.</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>commerce</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>health</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Headline1</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>agriculture</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Russia</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-02-01T17:31:58Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/iran-nuclear-us.euc">        <title>Iran says to write to EU on date for nuclear talks</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/iran-nuclear-us.euc</link>        <description>Iran's top nuclear negotiator will write to the European Union "soon" to
discuss a date and venue for fresh talks on Tehran's atomic programme,
the official IRNA news agency said Sunday.</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>Iran</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>nuclear</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>US</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>China</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>politics</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Russia</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-01-29T13:11:09Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/russia-us-missile.es9">        <title>Russia to deploy missiles on EU borders this year: report</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/russia-us-missile.es9</link>        <description>Russia plans to deploy Iskander missiles on the European Union's border
later this year, a source in its western Baltic Fleet told the Interfax
news agency on Wednesday.</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>defence</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Russia</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>US</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>missile</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-01-25T13:32:37Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/diplomacy-iran-oil.eqf">        <title>Unilateral sanctions on Iran 'do not help': Russia</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/diplomacy-iran-oil.eqf</link>        <description>Russia said Monday it viewed the European Union's oil embargo on Iran as
counterproductive and would continue to defend Tehran against further
sanctions over its nuclear programme.</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>diplomacy</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Iran</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>nuclear</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>oil</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Syria</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Russia</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-01-23T16:02:01Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/diplomacy-iran-oil.eq0">        <title>Unilateral sanctions on Iran 'do not help': Russia</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/diplomacy-iran-oil.eq0</link>        <description>Russia said Monday it viewed the European Union's oil embargo on Iran as
counterproductive and would continue to defend Tehran against further
sanctions over its nuclear programme.</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>diplomacy</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Iran</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>nuclear</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>oil</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Syria</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Russia</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-01-23T13:37:06Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/russia-azerbaijan.epq">        <title>Russia's Gazprom to double Azeri gas purchases</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/russia-azerbaijan.epq</link>        <description>Gazprom said Tuesday it had signed a deal to double its gas imports from
Azerbaijan, which has been courted by the European Union as a way to
reduce its dependence on Russian imports.</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>energy</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>gas</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Azerbaijan</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Russia</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-01-23T14:34:34Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/russia-gas-energy.ec0">        <title>Putin advances South Stream pipeline building to 2012</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/russia-gas-energy.ec0</link>        <description>Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday brought forward to 2012 the date for starting construction of the South Stream pipeline that aims to deliver Russian gas to Western Europe while avoiding Ukraine.</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>pipeline</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Headline</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>energy</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>gas</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>politics</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Russia</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2011-12-30T18:07:05Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>




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