<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:admin="http://webns.net/mvcb/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>EurActiv.com</title><link>http://www.euractiv.com/</link><description>Latests Documents</description><category>UNE</category><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Sun, 8 Nov 2009 12:06:13 GMT</lastBuildDate><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><ttl>5</ttl><managingEditor>editor@euractiv.com</managingEditor><webMaster>webmaster@euractiv.com</webMaster><image><title>EurActiv.com</title><url>http://www.euractiv.com/cssea/logo.gif</url><link>http://www.euractiv.com/</link><width>103</width><height>60</height></image><item><title>Slovak parliament approves protectionist law</title><link>http://euractiv.com/en/central-europe/slovak-parliament-approves-protectionist-law/article-187100?Ref=RSS</link><description>Slovakia's parliament approved on 5 November a widely-criticised law which protects so-called strategic companies from bankruptcy by giving the government the option to buy, restructure and find new investors for a firm.</description><pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 07:05:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tcm:29-187100-16</guid></item><item><title>Polish migrants 'still taking root' abroad</title><link>http://euractiv.com/en/central-europe/polish-migrants-root-abroad/article-187004?Ref=RSS</link><description>More Polish migrants wish to stay in the West in spite of the economic downturn than politicians care to admit, recent surveys have shown. Many are taking root in wealthier societies than back home, EurActiv Poland reports.</description><pubDate>Wed, 4 Nov 2009 07:50:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tcm:29-187004-16</guid></item><item><title>Britain keeps barriers for Romanian, Bulgarian workers</title><link>http://euractiv.com/en/central-europe/britain-keeps-barriers-romanian-bulgarian-workers/article-187012?Ref=RSS</link><description>The UK government said on Tuesday (3 November) it would keep restrictions on the number of Romanians and Bulgarians allowed to work in Britain until the end of 2011 to protect British workers during the recession.</description><pubDate>Wed, 4 Nov 2009 07:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tcm:29-187012-16</guid></item><item><title>Analyst: Russia pushing US out of Europe</title><link>http://euractiv.com/en/central-europe/analyst-russia-pushing-us-europe/article-186953?Ref=RSS</link><description>US President Barack Obama "does not care very much" about security in Europe, Edward Lucas, who has been The Economist's Eastern Europe correspondent for more than 20 years, told EurActiv Slovakia in an interview.</description><pubDate>Mon, 2 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tcm:29-186953-16</guid></item><item><title>Obama 'doesn't care' about Eastern Europe, analyst says</title><link>http://euractiv.com/en/central-europe/obama-care-eastern-europe-analyst/article-186957?Ref=RSS</link><description>US President Barack Obama sees Eastern Europe as a "Bush administration project" and is not conscious of the need to counter growing Russian influence there, Edward Lucas, who has been The Economist's correspondent for Eastern Europe for over 20 years, told EurActiv Slovakia in an interview.</description><pubDate>Mon, 2 Nov 2009 11:50:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tcm:29-186957-16</guid></item><item><title>Romanian MEP bids for EU foreign policy job</title><link>http://euractiv.com/en/central-europe/romanian-mep-bids-eu-foreign-policy-job/article-186847?Ref=RSS</link><description>Adrian Severin, a prominent centre-left Romanian MEP, is preparing to bid for the EU foreign policy job to be created by the Lisbon Treaty once it is ratified, EurActiv has learned from several sources in Brussels and Bucharest.</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:45:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tcm:29-186847-16</guid></item><item><title>Extreme-right seeks European unity, again</title><link>http://euractiv.com/en/central-europe/extreme-right-seeks-european-unity/article-186842?Ref=RSS</link><description>Another attempt to establish a pan-European extreme-right party was made in Budapest last weekend (24-25 October) by extremist forces from a variety of European countries, targeting better representation in the European Parliament. EurActiv Hungary contributed to this article.</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tcm:29-186842-16</guid></item><item><title>The Slovak-Hungarian dispute over Slovakia's language law</title><link>http://euractiv.com/en/central-europe/slovak-hungarian-dispute-slovakia-language-law/article-186732?Ref=RSS</link><description>"Due to Slovakia and Hungary's diverging interests and positions, as well as the internal social and political conditions in the two countries, it appears unlikely that the [language] conflict will be ended and relations normalised in the medium term," write Jakub Groszkowski and Mariusz Bocian, researchers at the Centre for Eastern Studies (CES), in an October paper.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tcm:29-186732-16</guid></item><item><title>Working abroad 'unappealing' for Czechs</title><link>http://euractiv.com/en/central-europe/working-abroad-unappealing-czechs/article-186707?Ref=RSS</link><description>The number of Czech citizens choosing to work in another EU member state has declined significantly in recent years, and further waves of labour migration from the Czech Republic are unlikely to occur in the near future. EurActiv Czech Republic reports.</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:50:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tcm:29-186707-16</guid></item><item><title>US reassures Eastern Europe over joint security role</title><link>http://euractiv.com/en/central-europe/us-reassures-eastern-europe-joint-security-role/article-186698?Ref=RSS</link><description>Speaking in Romania, US Vice-President Joe Biden called on Central and Eastern European states on Thursday (22 October) to become more involved in fighting security threats and work closer with their former Soviet bloc peers outside Western alliances.</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:39:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tcm:29-186698-16</guid></item></channel></rss>