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	<title>Crikey &#187; Francois Hollande</title>
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		<title>L&#8217;etat, c&#8217;est moi: French set new standard on MPs&#8217; disclosures</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/04/17/should-we-know-what-pollies-are-worth-french-set-new-standard/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/04/17/should-we-know-what-pollies-are-worth-french-set-new-standard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:56:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey Intern</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disclosure requirements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Francois Hollande]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Rudd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Malcolm Turnbull]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[French President François Hollande has asked his ministers to reveal their personal wealth. <em>Crikey</em> intern <b>Kylar Loussikian</b> asks: is it just a sop to public opinion, or useful in cracking down on dodgy dealings?]]></description>
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		<title>Richard Farmer&#8217;s chunky bits</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/04/10/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-115/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/04/10/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-115/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 02:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[POLITICS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Richard Farmer’s chunky bits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asylum Seekers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[camels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China and Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Francois Hollande]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=362048</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Julia Gillard has been well received by China, and other political views along the way.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Hollande&#8217;s premature victory soiree ignores fragile Mali</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/02/11/hollandes-premature-victory-soiree-ignores-fragile-mali/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/02/11/hollandes-premature-victory-soiree-ignores-fragile-mali/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2013 23:18:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Professor Damien Kingsbury</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Rest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Francois Hollande]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mali]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[War in Mali]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=347938</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[French President Francois Hollande is claiming victory against the Islamic insurgents in Mali after a quick campaign. But that's ignoring the Islamic fighters hiding near Algeria.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>France&#8217;s socialist budget experiment &#8212; revolution or ruin?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/10/01/frances-socialist-budget-experiment-revolution-or-ruin/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/10/01/frances-socialist-budget-experiment-revolution-or-ruin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 02:57:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[british politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Cameron]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eurozone economies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Francois Hollande]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[French politics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=319233</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The French budget answers some questions and raises quite a few more, writes <b>Alan Austin</b> from France. Taxing the rich more is a big political achievement.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/10/01/frances-socialist-budget-experiment-revolution-or-ruin/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Jackson Hole vibe: stimulus or bust</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/08/31/the-jackson-vibe-stimulus-or-bust/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/08/31/the-jackson-vibe-stimulus-or-bust/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:06:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia-Pacific]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ben Bernanke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eurozone economies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Francois Hollande]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jackson hole]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mario draghi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US economy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As central bankers meet at Jackson Hole this weekend it's clear the only option left to prevent further global slowdown is to hit the stimulus button again, writes <b>Stephen Koukoulas</b> of <a href="http://www.businessspectator.com.au" target="_blank"><em>Business Spectator</em></a>.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Europe caught between Merkel and a hard place</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/08/27/europe-caught-between-merkel-and-a-hard-place/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/08/27/europe-caught-between-merkel-and-a-hard-place/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2012 03:20:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Angela Merkel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Antonis Samaras]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eurozone economies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Francois Hollande]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=311922</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As Angela Merkel steps up her already rock solid resolve that Greece should remain in the eurozone, others are equally adament lending conditions should be relaxed. Who'll blink first, asks <b>Stephen Koukoulas</b> of <a href="http://www.businessspectator.com.au" target="_blank"><em>Business Spectator</em></a>.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Maley: first shots in the battle for Spain?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/07/30/maley-first-shots-in-the-battle-for-spain/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/07/30/maley-first-shots-in-the-battle-for-spain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 01:38:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Maley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Angela Merkel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bundesbank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eurozone economies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Francois Hollande]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mariano Rajoy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spain economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wolfgang Schäuble]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=306247</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Financial markets will remain tense this week, as investors wait to see whether Europe will finally fire the first shots in the "Battle for Spain".]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/07/30/maley-first-shots-in-the-battle-for-spain/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Great news for financial traders</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/07/12/great-news-for-financial-traders/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/07/12/great-news-for-financial-traders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 03:02:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Richard Farmer’s chunky bits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Francois Hollande]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Townsville Bulletin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=302575</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Out came the latest set of employment figures showing a few changes and down went the value of the Australian dollar.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/07/12/great-news-for-financial-traders/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Rundle: scenarios for eurozone bust-up &#8212; Spanic, Quitaly, Fixit</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/06/26/rundle-scenarios-for-eurozone-bust-up-spanic-quitaly-fixit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/06/26/rundle-scenarios-for-eurozone-bust-up-spanic-quitaly-fixit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 03:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guy Rundle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Angela Merkel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eurozone economies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Francois Hollande]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rio+20]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=298856</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[God knows how they did it, but the good burghers of the EU appear to have pulled off a miracle --they've timed the collapse of the euro to coincide with the European Cup, thus performing the rare double-blinder.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Merkel cool on fund flexibility as leaders back growth package</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/06/25/merkel-cool-on-fund-flexibility-as-leaders-back-growth-package/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/06/25/merkel-cool-on-fund-flexibility-as-leaders-back-growth-package/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 03:17:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Angela Merkel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eurozone economies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Francois Hollande]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mariano Rajoy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mario Monti]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Silvio Berlusconi]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=298484</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed to a meeting of European leaders in Rome on Friday, she already had her eye on the exit, writes <b>Josephine McKenna</b>, an Australian freelance journalist in Rome.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Greece and France deliver differing verdicts from voters</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/06/18/greece-and-france-deliver-differing-verdicts-from-voters/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/06/18/greece-and-france-deliver-differing-verdicts-from-voters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2012 03:01:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eurozone crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[France]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Francois Hollande]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greece]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greek elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nicolas Sarkozy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=297078</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The important election result from the weekend was from France, where pro-growth policies have received a strong endorsement, write <b>Glenn Dyer</b> and <b>Bernard Keane</b>.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Optimism tempered with realism is the challenge in France</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/06/18/optimism-tempered-with-realism-is-the-challenge-in-france/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/06/18/optimism-tempered-with-realism-is-the-challenge-in-france/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2012 03:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[France economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Francois Hollande]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=297048</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[France's newly elected president Francois Hollande received an overwhelming endorsement of his leadership, <b>Alan Austin</b>, a freelance writer and journalist, reports from France.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Maley: Europe won&#8217;t swallow Merkel&#8217;s soother</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/05/23/maley-europe-wont-swallow-merkels-soother/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/05/23/maley-europe-wont-swallow-merkels-soother/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 00:33:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Maley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Angela Merkel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[european central bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eurozone economies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Francois Hollande]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=292452</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[German Chancellor Angela Merkel will have to perform a wily balancing act at tonight’s summit of European leaders. Growth strategies have to be combined with deficit reduction.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/05/23/maley-europe-wont-swallow-merkels-soother/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Maley: negotiating in eurozone hell</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/05/22/maley-negotiating-in-eurozone-hell/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/05/22/maley-negotiating-in-eurozone-hell/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 03:07:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Maley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Players]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Angela Merkel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eurozone economies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Francois Hollande]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[greece bailout]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[greece economic crisis]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=292187</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Although global markets staged a rally overnight on fresh hopes of Chinese stimulus, many observers are wary of the growing fractures that are emerging in Europe.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>New French government off to a moderate start</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/05/17/new-french-government-off-to-a-moderate-start/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/05/17/new-french-government-off-to-a-moderate-start/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 03:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Richardson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eurozone crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Francois Hollande]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[French politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[french president]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=291413</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[France has a new ministry under prime minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, appointed by new president François Hollande. So who's in it and what does it mean for the French agenda?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Come in Spinner: a new narrative for Julia Gillard</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/05/17/come-in-spinner-a-new-narrative-for-julia-gillard/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/05/17/come-in-spinner-a-new-narrative-for-julia-gillard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 03:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Noel Turnbull</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Francois Hollande]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gail Kelly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Howard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PR industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tony Abbott]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=291360</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Australians pride themselves on their resilience and the belief in our resilience is so strong that it can be used as a basis for a national narrative.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/05/17/come-in-spinner-a-new-narrative-for-julia-gillard/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Francois Hollande sworn in as French president</title>
		<link>http://gulfnews.com/news/world/other-world/new-french-president-sworn-in-1.1023597</link>
		<comments>http://gulfnews.com/news/world/other-world/new-french-president-sworn-in-1.1023597#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 01:31:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2012 France election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Francois Hollande]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=291179</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[France's first Socialistic president in 17 years, Francois Hollande, has been sworn into office before dashing off to Berlin to challenge European austerity measures, reports <em>Reuters</em>.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Chaos reigns in the slow-motion train wreck that is Greece</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/05/15/chaos-reigns-in-the-slow-motion-train-wreck-that-is-greece/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/05/15/chaos-reigns-in-the-slow-motion-train-wreck-that-is-greece/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 03:09:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Angela Merkel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eurozone economies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Francois Hollande]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greece]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[greece bailout]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[greece default]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[greece election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PIIGS]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=290870</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Greece has nothing going for it, except tourism but that is overshadowed by close to €300 billion in known debts, the financial equivalent of a black hole that could suck the rest of Europe and global finance into it.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/05/15/chaos-reigns-in-the-slow-motion-train-wreck-that-is-greece/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>24</slash:comments>
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		<title>RBA hints at more economic pressures as $A hits US parity</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/05/14/rba-hints-at-more-economic-pressures-as-a-hits-us-parity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/05/14/rba-hints-at-more-economic-pressures-as-a-hits-us-parity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 03:09:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia-Pacific]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Angela Merkel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian dollar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[china economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Francois Hollande]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home loan approvals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rate cuts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobs figures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reserve Bank of Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US dollar]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=290659</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Australian dollar dropped through parity with the US currency today for the first time in nearly five months.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Celebrations in France, trepidation elsewhere in Europe</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/05/07/celebrations-in-france-trepidation-elsewhere-in-europe/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/05/07/celebrations-in-france-trepidation-elsewhere-in-europe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 03:07:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2012 France election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Angela Merkel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Francois Hollande]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nicolas Sarkozy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=289020</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As expected France lurched to the left yesterday and elected François Hollande as its president, writes <b>Alan Austin</b>, an Australian freelance journalist, in France.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>Rundle: Europe, where the Left takes centre stage</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/05/07/rundle-europe-where-the-left-takes-centre-stage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/05/07/rundle-europe-where-the-left-takes-centre-stage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 03:06:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guy Rundle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2012 France election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Angela Merkel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boris Johnson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eurozone economies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Francois Hollande]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[german election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[greece election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nicolas Sarkozy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=288971</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In Europe, the Left has had a phenomenal weekend, writes <b>Guy Rundle</b>, at Dubai Airport.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/05/07/rundle-europe-where-the-left-takes-centre-stage/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>France swings to left, Hollande clutches victory</title>
		<link>http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/05/06/french-election-results-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/05/06/french-election-results-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 23:07:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2012 France election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Francois Hollande]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=288988</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After more than a decade in opposition, Francois Hollande's Socialist Party has swept to victory in France. "Europe is watching us," he said during his victory speech, reports <em>Reuters</em>. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Far right claims a scalp in the Netherlands</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/04/24/far-right-claims-a-scalp-in-the-netherlands/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/04/24/far-right-claims-a-scalp-in-the-netherlands/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 03:15:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Richardson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2012 France election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anders Breivik]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Francois Hollande]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Geert WIlders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Rutte]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[netherlands]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nicolas Sarkozy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=286986</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The collapse yesterday of the Netherlands government is being spun mainly as a story about differences on how to deal with Europe's economic troubles.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/04/24/far-right-claims-a-scalp-in-the-netherlands/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Eurozone crisis back to the future as new flashpoints emerge</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/04/24/eurozone-crisis-back-to-the-future-as-new-flashpoints-emerge/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/04/24/eurozone-crisis-back-to-the-future-as-new-flashpoints-emerge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 03:15:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Angela Merkel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eurozone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eurozone crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eurozone economies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Francois Hollande]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nicolas Sarkozy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=286893</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Are we, for the third year in a row, about to see Europe end a promising global economic rebound?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>French poll: &#8216;we&#8217;ll still have baguettes and a grape harvest&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/04/23/french-poll-well-still-have-baguettes-and-a-grape-harvest/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/04/23/french-poll-well-still-have-baguettes-and-a-grape-harvest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 02:59:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2012 France election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Francois Hollande]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nicolas Sarkozy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=286671</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[French democracy has diced with death and again somehow dodged disaster, writes <b>Alan Austin</b>, an Australian freelance journalist based in Nîmes, France.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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