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		<title>Eurovision Song Contest: more than 10 interesting facts</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 17:14:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tonight, at 21:00, the first Semi-Final of the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest takes place. The show will be broadcast live from the Telenor Arena in Oslo, with 17 countries participating.
Did you know …
&#8230; the contest once began as a stage for presenting the European ideals of freedom, unity and peace.
&#8230; the first Eurovision Song Contest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Official Opening Party Eurovision Song Contest 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 16:16:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage 2010 announced</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 08:17:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European Commission and Europa Nostra have announced 29 winners from 15 countries for the 2010 Edition of the European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage. This unique awards programme highlights some of Europe’s best achievements, and showcases remarkable efforts made in safeguarding Europe’s rich architectural, landscape, archaeological and artistic heritage. Among the 29 selected winners, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Easter traditions around Europe</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:34:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anita</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past weekend Easter Week began with Palm Sunday and next weekend it will be Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday and in some countries Easter Monday. Throughout Europe, Easter-related festivities fill streets, squares, and stores. For the religious, it&#8217;s a time of church services, prayers, and rituals. But it&#8217;s more than just a religious [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Denmark&#8217;s Little Mermaid started a journey to the World Expo in China</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:58:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anita</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The famous Danish statue, known from the Hans Christian Andersen fairytale leaves Copenhagen harbor for the first time in nearly 100 years. Last Thursday Denmark&#8217;s Little Mermaid started a journey to the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai, were she will be the centerpiece of the Danish Pavilion.
EU&#8217;s debut at the World Expo 2010
The European Union [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Days of European Film Festival in Prague</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anita</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 17th Days of European Film Festival will offer 38 films from the current and future EU member states in cinemas in Prague from 15 to 22 April 2010. The festival offers the Czech public a chance to see films that would not be released through normal distribution, but that show important current developments in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yesterday the Irish celebrated Saint Patrick&#8217;s Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:55:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anita</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saint Patrick&#8217;s Day is a public holiday in Ireland celebrated every year on 17 March. It is named after Saint Patrick, the most commonly recognized of the patron saints of Ireland. It&#8217;s celebrated all over Ireland in big cities and small towns alike with parades, music and songs, Irish food and drink, games and &#8216;wearing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>European Capitals of Culture 2010: Essen, Pécs and Istanbul</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:58:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anita</dc:creator>
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This year 3 European cities are chosen to be European Capitals of Culture 2010. Essen and the Ruhr region of Germany, Pécs in southern Hungary and Istanbul in Turkey are set to kick off a year-long culture fest featuring music, theatre and exhibitions. Events must reflect the city&#8217;s European character and directly involve residents. This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Year traditions around Europe</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:37:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anita</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spain
In Spain people celebrate New Year&#8217;s Eve by eating 12 grapes at each second the clock strikes at midnight. The 12 grapes stands for good luck for each month of the upcoming year.
Finland
A New Year&#8217;s Eve tradition in Finland is the custom of predicting the future by casting molten tin into a container of water [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas traditions in Germany</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:08:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anita</dc:creator>
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