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	<title>Government Information &#187; European Union</title>
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		<title>U.S.-EU Cooperation Against Terrorism</title>
		<link>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2013/04/24/u-s-eu-cooperation-against-terrorism/</link>
		<comments>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2013/04/24/u-s-eu-cooperation-against-terrorism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alan zoellner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[European Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homeland Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Privacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Terrorism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Treaties]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/?p=34736</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RS22030.pdf Examines the evolution of European Union and U.S. cooperative anti-terrorism efforts over the past decade including information-sharing arrangements and treaties.  Also covers challenges to cooperation such as differing views on privacy and data protection concerns.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists &#160;]]></description>
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<p>Examines the evolution of European Union and U.S. cooperative anti-terrorism efforts over the past decade including information-sharing arrangements and treaties.  Also covers challenges to cooperation such as differing views on privacy and data protection concerns.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists</p>
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		<title>Europe’s Energy Security: Options and Challenges to Natural Gas Supply Diversification</title>
		<link>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2013/03/20/europes-energy-security-options-and-challenges-to-natural-gas-supply-diversification/</link>
		<comments>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2013/03/20/europes-energy-security-options-and-challenges-to-natural-gas-supply-diversification/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:53:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alan zoellner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/?p=33854</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R42405.pdf Focuses on Europe’s problems in obtaining energy supplies in the face of rising competition, its efforts to diversify its sources of natural gas supplies, Russia’s role in Europe’s natural gas policies, and key factors that could hinder efforts to develop alternative suppliers of natural gas from areas such as Central Asia and North Africa.  [...]]]></description>
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<p>Focuses on Europe’s problems in obtaining energy supplies in the face of rising competition, its efforts to diversify its sources of natural gas supplies, Russia’s role in Europe’s natural gas policies, and key factors that could hinder efforts to develop alternative suppliers of natural gas from areas such as Central Asia and North Africa.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists</p>
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		<title>European Union Enlargement</title>
		<link>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2013/02/06/european-union-enlargement-2/</link>
		<comments>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2013/02/06/european-union-enlargement-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:20:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alan zoellner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[European Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Turkey]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/?p=32760</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RS21344.pdf Describes the evolution of the European Union, its growth from 15 to 27 countries in the last decade, how the process works, and the prospects for further enlargement.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists &#160;]]></description>
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<p>Describes the evolution of the European Union, its growth from 15 to 27 countries in the last decade, how the process works, and the prospects for further enlargement.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists</p>
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		<title>Bosnia and Herzegovina: Current Issues and U.S. Policy</title>
		<link>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2013/01/28/bosnia-and-herzegovina-current-issues-and-u-s-policy/</link>
		<comments>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2013/01/28/bosnia-and-herzegovina-current-issues-and-u-s-policy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:22:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alan zoellner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conflict Resolution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[East Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Treaties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Nations]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/?p=32482</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R40479.pdf Describes the struggle to strengthen the two East European countries, the dangers of Bosnian fragmentation, and the efforts of the European Union, the U.S., and the United Nations to oversee the Dayton Accords and bring stability to the region.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists &#160;]]></description>
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<p>Describes the struggle to strengthen the two East European countries, the dangers of Bosnian fragmentation, and the efforts of the European Union, the U.S., and the United Nations to oversee the Dayton Accords and bring stability to the region.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists</p>
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		<title>Update on Controlling Greenhouse Gases from International Aviation</title>
		<link>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/11/29/update-on-controlling-greenhouse-gases-from-international-aviation/</link>
		<comments>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/11/29/update-on-controlling-greenhouse-gases-from-international-aviation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 14:35:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alan zoellner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transportation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/?p=21492</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42828.pdf Discusses the impasse between the European Union and other countries, especially the U.S., over EU regulations to control greenhouse gas emissions from international flights through an Emissions Trading Scheme.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists &#160;]]></description>
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<p>Discusses the impasse between the European Union and other countries, especially the U.S., over EU regulations to control greenhouse gas emissions from international flights through an Emissions Trading Scheme.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists</p>
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		<title>Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969-1976, Volume XLI, Western Europe; NATO, 1969-1972</title>
		<link>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/11/20/foreign-relations-of-the-united-states-1969-1976-volume-xli-western-europe-nato-1969-1972/</link>
		<comments>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/11/20/foreign-relations-of-the-united-states-1969-1976-volume-xli-western-europe-nato-1969-1972/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:36:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alan zoellner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[European Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Foreign Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Headlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NATO]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/?p=21348</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[http://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1969-76v41 This volume documents U.S. relations with Western Europe from January 1969 to January 1973 with the focus on European political and economic integration and U.S. participation in NATO.  From the State Department &#160;]]></description>
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<p>This volume documents U.S. relations with Western Europe from January 1969 to January 1973 with the focus on European political and economic integration and U.S. participation in NATO.  From the State Department</p>
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		<title>EU Member States Granted Citizenship to More than 800,000 Persons in 2010</title>
		<link>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/11/20/eu-member-states-granted-citizenship-to-more-than-800000-persons-in-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/11/20/eu-member-states-granted-citizenship-to-more-than-800000-persons-in-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 12:46:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alan zoellner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[European Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Immigration/Migration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Statistics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/?p=21320</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-SF-12-045/EN/KS-SF-12-045-EN.PDF Represents a 4% increase in granting of European Union citizenship compared to 2009 with Spain leading with an increase of 55% over 2009.  From Eurostat &#160;]]></description>
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<p>Represents a 4% increase in granting of European Union citizenship compared to 2009 with Spain leading with an increase of 55% over 2009.  From Eurostat</p>
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		<title>Renewable Energy</title>
		<link>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/11/09/renewable-energy/</link>
		<comments>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/11/09/renewable-energy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 19:48:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alan zoellner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Statistics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/?p=21086</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-SF-12-044/EN/KS-SF-12-044-EN.PDF Reports that the share of energy from renewable sources reached 12.5% in the European Union countries in 2010.  The EU target is 20% by 2020.  Provides country level data and trends from 2004.  From Eurostat &#160;]]></description>
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<p>Reports that the share of energy from renewable sources reached 12.5% in the European Union countries in 2010.  The EU target is 20% by 2020.  Provides country level data and trends from 2004.  From Eurostat</p>
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		<title>European Union Labour Force Survey: Annual Results 2011</title>
		<link>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/10/12/european-union-labour-force-survey-annual-results-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/10/12/european-union-labour-force-survey-annual-results-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 17:34:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alan zoellner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[European Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Labor/Employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Statistics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/?p=20562</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-SF-12-040/EN/KS-SF-12-040-EN.PDF Presents a statistical portrait of employment and worker characteristics in the European Union countries for 2011.  From Eurostat &#160;]]></description>
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<p>Presents a statistical portrait of employment and worker characteristics in the European Union countries for 2011.  From Eurostat</p>
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		<title>European Competitiveness Report 2012: Reaping the Benefits of Globalization</title>
		<link>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/10/11/european-competitiveness-report-2012-reaping-the-benefits-of-globalization/</link>
		<comments>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/10/11/european-competitiveness-report-2012-reaping-the-benefits-of-globalization/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2012 18:23:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alan zoellner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business/Economics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Foreign Trade/Investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Statistics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/?p=20524</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/industrial-competitiveness/competitiveness-analysis/european-competitiveness-report/files/ecr2012_full_en.pdf Reports on how European industries are recovering from the global recession and the role of foreign direct investment and globalization in that recovery.  From the European Commission &#160;]]></description>
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<p>Reports on how European industries are recovering from the global recession and the role of foreign direct investment and globalization in that recovery.  From the European Commission</p>
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		<title>Overview of Competitiveness in 27 Member States</title>
		<link>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/10/11/overview-of-competitiveness-in-27-member-states/</link>
		<comments>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/10/11/overview-of-competitiveness-in-27-member-states/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2012 18:22:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alan zoellner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business/Economics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Union]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/?p=20520</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-12-760_en.pdf Reports on progress by member countries in strengthening the sustainability of industry, improving support to small and medium-sized enterprises, and reforming public administration.  From the European Commission &#160;]]></description>
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<p>Reports on progress by member countries in strengthening the sustainability of industry, improving support to small and medium-sized enterprises, and reforming public administration.  From the European Commission</p>
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		<title>The Eurozone Crisis: Overview and Issues for Congress</title>
		<link>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/09/28/the-eurozone-crisis-overview-and-issues-for-congress-2/</link>
		<comments>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/09/28/the-eurozone-crisis-overview-and-issues-for-congress-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alan zoellner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business/Economics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial Crisis/Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Foreign Trade/Investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Govt Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greece]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spain]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R42377.pdf Updates earlier reports with details of late summer events which calmed the financial markets.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists &#160;]]></description>
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<p>Updates earlier reports with details of late summer events which calmed the financial markets.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists</p>
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		<title>Iran Sanctions</title>
		<link>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/09/18/iran-sanctions-5/</link>
		<comments>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/09/18/iran-sanctions-5/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:55:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alan zoellner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arms Control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nuclear Arms]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/?p=19910</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/RS20871.pdf Provides the latest update on the effort to use international sanctions to pressure Iran into confining its nuclear research to peaceful uses.   From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists &#160;]]></description>
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<p>Provides the latest update on the effort to use international sanctions to pressure Iran into confining its nuclear research to peaceful uses.   From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists</p>
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		<title>Europeana</title>
		<link>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/09/14/europeana/</link>
		<comments>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/09/14/europeana/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 12:14:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alan zoellner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arts/Humanities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Libraries]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/?p=19760</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[http://www.europeana.eu/portal/ A digital collection of books, paintings, films, museum objects and archival records contributed by European cultural institutions.  From the European Union &#160;]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.europeana.eu/portal/">http://www.europeana.eu/portal/</a></p>
<p>A digital collection of books, paintings, films, museum objects and archival records contributed by European cultural institutions.  From the European Union</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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		<title>European Exports 2000-2007: Direct and Indirect Effects on Employment and Labour Income in the EU-27 and Euro area.</title>
		<link>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/09/07/european-exports-2000-2007-direct-and-indirect-effects-on-employment-and-labour-income-in-the-eu-27-and-euro-area/</link>
		<comments>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/09/07/european-exports-2000-2007-direct-and-indirect-effects-on-employment-and-labour-income-in-the-eu-27-and-euro-area/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:10:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alan zoellner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[European Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Foreign Trade/Investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manufacturing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Statistics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/?p=19646</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-SF-12-036/EN/KS-SF-12-036-EN.PDF Provides statistics on the levels and sectors of employment related to foreign trade in the European Union.  From Eurostat &#160;]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-SF-12-036/EN/KS-SF-12-036-EN.PDF">http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-SF-12-036/EN/KS-SF-12-036-EN.PDF</a></p>
<p>Provides statistics on the levels and sectors of employment related to foreign trade in the European Union.  From Eurostat</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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		<title>European Union (Approval of Treaty Amendment Decision) Bill</title>
		<link>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/08/31/european-union-approval-of-treaty-amendment-decision-bill/</link>
		<comments>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/08/31/european-union-approval-of-treaty-amendment-decision-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 14:34:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alan zoellner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business/Economics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Govt Finance]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/?p=19458</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/RP12-47.pdf Enables the United Kingdom to ratify an amendment to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to give legal basis to the creation of a permanent European Stability Mechanism.  This amendment would provide financial assistance to Eurozone states to safeguard the economic stability of the Eurozone.  House of Commons Library Research Paper [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/RP12-47.pdf">http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/RP12-47.pdf</a></p>
<p>Enables the United Kingdom to ratify an amendment to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to give legal basis to the creation of a permanent European Stability Mechanism.  This amendment would provide financial assistance to Eurozone states to safeguard the economic stability of the Eurozone.  House of Commons Library Research Paper 12/47</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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		<title>Income Per Capita Varies by 1 to 4 Across EU Countries</title>
		<link>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/08/23/income-per-capita-varies-by-1-to-4-across-eu-countries/</link>
		<comments>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/08/23/income-per-capita-varies-by-1-to-4-across-eu-countries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:38:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alan zoellner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[European Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Income/Poverty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Statistics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Switzerland]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/?p=19348</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-SF-12-035/EN/KS-SF-12-035-EN.PDF Provides statistics on household income, consumption, saving, and investment for European Union countries, Norway, Switzerland, and the U.S. in 2010.  From Eurostat &#160;]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-SF-12-035/EN/KS-SF-12-035-EN.PDF">http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-SF-12-035/EN/KS-SF-12-035-EN.PDF</a></p>
<p>Provides statistics on household income, consumption, saving, and investment for European Union countries, Norway, Switzerland, and the U.S. in 2010.  From Eurostat</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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		<title>Target2: Symptom, Not Cause, of Eurozone Woes</title>
		<link>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/08/23/target2-symptom-not-cause-of-eurozone-woes/</link>
		<comments>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/08/23/target2-symptom-not-cause-of-eurozone-woes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:28:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alan zoellner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[European Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial Crisis/Markets]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/?p=19328</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[http://www.richmondfed.org/publications/research/economic_brief/2012/pdf/eb_12-08.pdf Examines the working of the interbank settlement and payments system of the Eurozone and the role it may or may not play in the debt problems of countries like Spain, Greece, Italy, and Ireland.  From the Richmond Federal Reserve Bank &#160;]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.richmondfed.org/publications/research/economic_brief/2012/pdf/eb_12-08.pdf">http://www.richmondfed.org/publications/research/economic_brief/2012/pdf/eb_12-08.pdf</a></p>
<p>Examines the working of the interbank settlement and payments system of the Eurozone and the role it may or may not play in the debt problems of countries like Spain, Greece, Italy, and Ireland.  From the Richmond Federal Reserve Bank</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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		<title>Pocketbook on the Enlargement Countries: 2012 Edition</title>
		<link>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/08/15/pocketbook-on-the-enlargement-countries-2012-edition/</link>
		<comments>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/08/15/pocketbook-on-the-enlargement-countries-2012-edition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alan zoellner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[European Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Statistics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Turkey]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/?p=19154</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-GM-12-001/EN/KS-GM-12-001-EN.PDF A statistical report on the political and economic development of the nine enlargement countries of the European Union.  Covers Croatia, Iceland, Montenegro, Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey, Albania, Bosnia/Herzegovina, and Kosovo.  From Eurostat &#160;]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-GM-12-001/EN/KS-GM-12-001-EN.PDF">http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-GM-12-001/EN/KS-GM-12-001-EN.PDF</a></p>
<p>A statistical report on the political and economic development of the nine enlargement countries of the European Union.  Covers Croatia, Iceland, Montenegro, Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey, Albania, Bosnia/Herzegovina, and Kosovo.  From Eurostat</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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		<title>Arms Control and European Security</title>
		<link>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/08/10/arms-control-and-european-security/</link>
		<comments>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/08/10/arms-control-and-european-security/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alan zoellner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arms Control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defense/Military]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Great Britain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Treaties]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/?p=19072</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=1123 Three contrasting papers on the future of the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty.  From a June 2011 conference on U.S.-Russian relations.  From the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College &#160;]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=1123">http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=1123</a></p>
<p>Three contrasting papers on the future of the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty.  From a June 2011 conference on U.S.-Russian relations.  From the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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		<title>UK Election Statistics: 1918-2012</title>
		<link>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/08/10/uk-election-statistics-1918-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/08/10/uk-election-statistics-1918-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 11:53:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alan zoellner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Elections/Campaigns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Great Britain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Statistics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/?p=19008</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/RP12-43.pdf Election results in the United Kingdom from the end of World War I.  Includes national and local elections, European Union elections, and results from referendums.  House of Commons Library Research Paper 12/43 &#160;]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/RP12-43.pdf">http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/RP12-43.pdf</a></p>
<p>Election results in the United Kingdom from the end of World War I.  Includes national and local elections, European Union elections, and results from referendums.  House of Commons Library Research Paper 12/43</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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		<title>The Proposed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement: Background and Key Issues</title>
		<link>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/08/02/the-proposed-anti-counterfeiting-trade-agreement-background-and-key-issues/</link>
		<comments>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/08/02/the-proposed-anti-counterfeiting-trade-agreement-background-and-key-issues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 18:23:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alan zoellner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Copyright/Patents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crime/Justice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Foreign Trade/Investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Treaties]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/?p=18856</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41107.pdf Provides back ground information on the purpose and contents of ACTA and of the prospects for its ratification after opposition arose in the European Union.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists &#160;]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41107.pdf">http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41107.pdf</a></p>
<p>Provides back ground information on the purpose and contents of ACTA and of the prospects for its ratification after opposition arose in the European Union.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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		<title>Online Privacy Law: Part One: European Union</title>
		<link>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/08/02/online-privacy-law-part-one-european-union/</link>
		<comments>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/08/02/online-privacy-law-part-one-european-union/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 18:16:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alan zoellner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Civil/Human Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Laws/Regulations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Privacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Science/Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Telecommunications/Internet]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/?p=18836</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[http://www.loc.gov/law/help/online_2012-007949_RPT_PART_ONE.pdf Information on the right to privacy and the right to data protection for citizens of the European Union.  From the Law Library of Congress &#160;]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.loc.gov/law/help/online_2012-007949_RPT_PART_ONE.pdf">http://www.loc.gov/law/help/online_2012-007949_RPT_PART_ONE.pdf</a></p>
<p>Information on the right to privacy and the right to data protection for citizens of the European Union.  From the Law Library of Congress</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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		<title>Structure of Government Debt in Europe in 2011</title>
		<link>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/07/27/structure-of-government-debt-in-europe-in-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/07/27/structure-of-government-debt-in-europe-in-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:11:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alan zoellner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[European Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Govt Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Statistics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/?p=18722</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-SF-12-034/EN/KS-SF-12-034-EN.PDF Results of an annual survey on the debt structure among European Union countries.  Reports that 21 EU member states reached higher debt levels in 2011, while Germany, Latvia, Sweden, Luxembourg, Hungary and Estonia recorded decreased levels of government debt.  From Eurostat &#160;]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-SF-12-034/EN/KS-SF-12-034-EN.PDF">http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-SF-12-034/EN/KS-SF-12-034-EN.PDF</a></p>
<p>Results of an annual survey on the debt structure among European Union countries.  Reports that 21 EU member states reached higher debt levels in 2011, while Germany, Latvia, Sweden, Luxembourg, Hungary and Estonia recorded decreased levels of government debt.  From Eurostat</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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		<title>Antitrust: European Commission Opens Proceedings Against Microsoft to Investigate Possible Non-Compliance with Browser Choice Commitments</title>
		<link>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/07/20/antitrust-european-commission-opens-proceedings-against-microsoft-to-investigate-possible-non-compliance-with-browser-choice-commitments/</link>
		<comments>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/07/20/antitrust-european-commission-opens-proceedings-against-microsoft-to-investigate-possible-non-compliance-with-browser-choice-commitments/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 17:41:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alan zoellner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Antitrust/Monopoly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business/Economics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Science/Technology]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/?p=18554</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/12/800&#38;format=HTML&#38;aged=0&#38;language=EN&#38;guiLanguage=en Accuses Microsoft of failing to live up to 2009 commitments to offer customers a choice of browsers when purchasing computers with Microsoft operating systems.  Provides links to past documents in the litigation between Microsoft and the European Union agency.  From the European Commission &#160;]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/12/800&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en">http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/12/800&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</a></p>
<p>Accuses Microsoft of failing to live up to 2009 commitments to offer customers a choice of browsers when purchasing computers with Microsoft operating systems.  Provides links to past documents in the litigation between Microsoft and the European Union agency.  From the European Commission</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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		<title>Knowledge, Responsibility, Engagement: The EU Outlines its Policy for the Arctic</title>
		<link>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/07/06/knowledge-responsibility-engagement-the-eu-outlines-its-policy-for-the-arctic/</link>
		<comments>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/07/06/knowledge-responsibility-engagement-the-eu-outlines-its-policy-for-the-arctic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 19:34:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alan zoellner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arctic/Antarctic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Union]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/?p=18215</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/12/739&#38;format=HTML&#38;aged=0&#38;language=EN&#38;guiLanguage=en Describes the policy of the European Union toward sustainable development of the Arctic region.  From the European Commission &#160;]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/12/739&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en">http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/12/739&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</a></p>
<p>Describes the policy of the European Union toward sustainable development of the Arctic region.  From the European Commission</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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		<title>Tourism in Europe: Results for 2011</title>
		<link>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/06/29/tourism-in-europe-results-for-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/06/29/tourism-in-europe-results-for-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 18:36:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alan zoellner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[European Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recreation/Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Statistics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-SF-12-028/EN/KS-SF-12-028-EN.PDF Statistics on holiday tourism by European country .  From Eurostat &#160;]]></description>
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<p>Statistics on holiday tourism by European country .  From Eurostat</p>
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		<title>EU-27 Government Revenue and Expenditure Stood at 44.6% and 49.1% of GDP in 2011</title>
		<link>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/06/21/eu-27-government-revenue-and-expenditure-stood-at-44-6-and-49-1-of-gdp-in-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/06/21/eu-27-government-revenue-and-expenditure-stood-at-44-6-and-49-1-of-gdp-in-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 19:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alan zoellner</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Govt Finance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-SF-12-027/EN/KS-SF-12-027-EN.PDF Reports on revenue and spending levels of the nations of the European Union in 2011 as eyes of the world are focused on European debt levels.  From Eurostat &#160;]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-SF-12-027/EN/KS-SF-12-027-EN.PDF">http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-SF-12-027/EN/KS-SF-12-027-EN.PDF</a></p>
<p>Reports on revenue and spending levels of the nations of the European Union in 2011 as eyes of the world are focused on European debt levels.  From Eurostat</p>
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		<title>Contribution of Renewable Energy Up to 12.4% of Energy Consumption in the EU27 in 2010</title>
		<link>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/06/21/contribution-of-renewable-energy-up-to-12-4-of-energy-consumption-in-the-eu27-in-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/06/21/contribution-of-renewable-energy-up-to-12-4-of-energy-consumption-in-the-eu27-in-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 19:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alan zoellner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Union]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=STAT/12/94&#38;format=HTML&#38;aged=0&#38;language=EN&#38;guiLanguage=en Press release on the extent and trend of renewable energy sources as a percentage of energy consumption in the countries of the European Union.  Provides country by country trends since 2006.  From Eurostat &#160;]]></description>
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<p>Press release on the extent and trend of renewable energy sources as a percentage of energy consumption in the countries of the European Union.  Provides country by country trends since 2006.  From Eurostat</p>
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		<title>U.S- E.U. Cooperation Against Terrorism</title>
		<link>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/06/01/u-s-e-u-cooperation-against-terrorism/</link>
		<comments>http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/06/01/u-s-e-u-cooperation-against-terrorism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2012 14:53:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alan zoellner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[European Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homeland Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Privacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Terrorism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RS22030.pdf This report examines the evolution of American-European counterterrorism cooperation and the ongoing challenges, especially in the area of privacy law, in the continuation of this cooperation.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists &#160;]]></description>
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<p>This report examines the evolution of American-European counterterrorism cooperation and the ongoing challenges, especially in the area of privacy law, in the continuation of this cooperation.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists</p>
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