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            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[Catherine Ashton on]]><![CDATA[ the recent executions in Japan]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:32:02 +0200</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[First Roun]]><![CDATA[d of EU-Japan Trade Talks A Succ]]><![CDATA[ess]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:05:59 +0100</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[EU-Japan: forging closer cooper]]><![CDATA[ation in disaster management]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:24:12 +0100</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[Speech: Press Confe]]><![CDATA[rence: Remarks on the launch of ]]><![CDATA[negotiations for a Free Trade Ag]]><![CDATA[reement between the EU and Japan]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:31:09 +0100</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[A]]><![CDATA[ Free Trade Agreement between th]]><![CDATA[e EU and Japan]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:22:41 +0100</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[Challenge and ]]><![CDATA[Opportunity: Starting the negoti]]><![CDATA[ations for Free Trade Agreement ]]><![CDATA[between the EU and Japan]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:22:40 +0100</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[The ]]><![CDATA[EU's free trade agreements – whe]]><![CDATA[re are we?]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:14:47 +0100</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[Jo]]><![CDATA[int statement by the President o]]><![CDATA[f the European Commission, José ]]><![CDATA[Manuel Barroso, the President of]]><![CDATA[ the European Council, Herman Va]]><![CDATA[n Rompuy, and the Prime Minister]]><![CDATA[ of Japan, Shinzo Abe]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[Join]]><![CDATA[t message by the President of th]]><![CDATA[e European Commission, José Manu]]><![CDATA[el Durão Barroso, and the Presid]]><![CDATA[ent of the European Council, Her]]><![CDATA[man Van Rompuy, on the postponin]]><![CDATA[g of the 21st EU-Japan Summit]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:00:11 +0100</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[EU-Japan summit (Tokyo - 25 Ma]]><![CDATA[rch 2013)]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 10:16:00 +0100</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[EU-JAPAN SUMMIT - Fact]]><![CDATA[ Sheet]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:55:00 +0100</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[Catherine Ashton c]]><![CDATA[ondemns recent executions of thr]]><![CDATA[ee prisoners in Japan]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[Re-opening of the Japanese mar]]><![CDATA[ket for imports of EU beef and b]]><![CDATA[eef products]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2013 13:56:35 +0100</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[Commission wel]]><![CDATA[comes new global agreement to ta]]><![CDATA[ckle mercury]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2012 12:13:00 +0100</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[Joi]]><![CDATA[nt statement by President Van Ro]]><![CDATA[mpuy and President Barroso on th]]><![CDATA[e recent parliamentary elections]]><![CDATA[ in Japan]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:28:00 +0100</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[DPR]]><![CDATA[K’s “satellite” launch - "a clea]]><![CDATA[r violation of DPRK’s internatio]]><![CDATA[nal obligations"]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 14:24:00 +0100</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[EU-Japan Free Trade Agr]]><![CDATA[eement; Trade talks with Canada,]]><![CDATA[ Singapore and the Mediterranean]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 16:13:00 +0100</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[Fore]]><![CDATA[ign Affairs Council, Trade Issue]]><![CDATA[s - Thursday 29 November in Brus]]><![CDATA[sels]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[Visa-free trav]]><![CDATA[el: Progress, but hurdles remain]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[EU27 trad]]><![CDATA[e in services with the rest of t]]><![CDATA[he world]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[€ 27,15 mill]]><![CDATA[ion EU support for the promotion]]><![CDATA[ of agricultural products in the]]><![CDATA[ EU and in third countries]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:29:49 +0100</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[FACTSHEET ASEM 9 SUMMIT]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2012 12:00:04 +0200</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[Question]]><![CDATA[s and answers - Global Recalls P]]><![CDATA[ortal]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2012 17:31:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[Executions i]]><![CDATA[n Japan deplored by Catherine As]]><![CDATA[hton who calls for a moratorium]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2012 18:56:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[Statement by the Spo]]><![CDATA[kesperson of High Representative]]><![CDATA[ Catherine Ashton on two recent ]]><![CDATA[executions in Japan]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[Statement by EU Commissioner Kr]]><![CDATA[istalina Georgieva on the signat]]><![CDATA[ure of the new Food Assistance C]]><![CDATA[onvention]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 16:55:09 +0200</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[Commission proposes to]]><![CDATA[ open negotiations for a Free Tr]]><![CDATA[ade deal with Japan]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 13:48:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA['Why we should open]]><![CDATA[ free trade negotiations with Ja]]><![CDATA[pan' - Trade Commissioner De Guc]]><![CDATA[ht]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[14th Japan-EU Sy]]><![CDATA[mposium on Employment and Social]]><![CDATA[ Issues - Joint Press Statement]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[14th ]]><![CDATA[EU-Japan Symposium: Tackling the]]><![CDATA[ youth unemployment challenge]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 13:10:35 +0200</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[EU requests WTO pa]]><![CDATA[nel against China's export restr]]><![CDATA[ictions on rare earths]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[EU-ASEAN: An efficient mac]]><![CDATA[hine for the next 45 years]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[Call for proposals - Cooper]]><![CDATA[ation with Industrialised countr]]><![CDATA[ies - Strengthening the network ]]><![CDATA[of EU Centres in Canada, Japan, ]]><![CDATA[Korea, Taiwan and Singapore]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2012 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[EU ]]><![CDATA[sounds alarm over sharp rise in ]]><![CDATA[protectionism across G20]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:51:09 +0200</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[Antonio TAJ]]><![CDATA[ANI "How to ensure a secure supp]]><![CDATA[ly of raw materials in the globa]]><![CDATA[l economy" Bundestag Berlin, 25 ]]><![CDATA[April 2012]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[Investigation of fraudulent ]]><![CDATA[Chinese imports results in 9 mil]]><![CDATA[lion euros of recovered duties]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 22:29:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[D]]><![CDATA[eclaration by Catherine Ashton, ]]><![CDATA[on behalf of the European Union ]]><![CDATA[on executions in Japan]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:00:40 +0200</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[New initiativ]]><![CDATA[es to assist small enterprises t]]><![CDATA[o go international]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:38:10 +0200</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[José]]><![CDATA[ Manuel Durão Barroso President ]]><![CDATA[of the European Commission "EU A]]><![CDATA[ction on Nuclear Safety" Nuclear]]><![CDATA[ Security Summit Seoul, South Ko]]><![CDATA[rea, 26-27 March 2012]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:24:00 +0100</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[Background note - 3154th For]]><![CDATA[eign Affairs Council meeting - T]]><![CDATA[rade issues, Brussels, 16 March ]]><![CDATA[2012]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 12:18:28 +0100</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[What has the EU done a]]><![CDATA[fter the Fukushima accident?]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:00:16 +0100</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[EU assesses pro]]><![CDATA[gress of its strategy to dismant]]><![CDATA[le trade barriers]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:27:00 +0100</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[EU meets ]]><![CDATA[its commitments on ITER]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[ITE]]><![CDATA[R: Agreement on the extra €1.3BN]]><![CDATA[ needed for 2012 and 2013]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:54:00 +0100</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[EU High Repre]]><![CDATA[sentative Catherine Ashton visit]]><![CDATA[s Japanese areas hit by the eart]]><![CDATA[hquake and tsunami]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:49:00 +0100</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[Sta]]><![CDATA[tement by EU High Representative]]><![CDATA[ Catherine Ashton following her ]]><![CDATA[talks with Koichiro Gemba, Minis]]><![CDATA[ter of Foreign Affairs of Japan]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2011 18:10:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[Remarks by President VAN ROMPU]]><![CDATA[Y following the EU-Japan Summit]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2011 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[20th EU-Japan Summit - Bruss]]><![CDATA[els, 28 May 2011 - Joint Press S]]><![CDATA[tatement]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2011 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[Opening ]]><![CDATA[remarks by President VAN ROMPUY ]]><![CDATA[at the EU-Japan Summit]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2011 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[José Manue]]><![CDATA[l Durão Barroso President of the]]><![CDATA[ European Commission Remarks fol]]><![CDATA[lowing the EU-Japan Summit EU-Ja]]><![CDATA[pan Summit Brussels, 28 May 2011]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[Factsh]]><![CDATA[eet on the 20th EU-Japan Summit ]]><![CDATA[in Brussels on 28 May 2011]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 15:10:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[20th EU-JAPAN Summit - ]]><![CDATA[Brussels]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[EU - Japan Summit EU27 ]]><![CDATA[imports from Japan decreased by ]]><![CDATA[30% between 2000 and 2010 Surplu]]><![CDATA[s of 4 bn euro for trade in serv]]><![CDATA[ices in 2010]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[Statem]]><![CDATA[ent by Vice President Viviane Re]]><![CDATA[ding, EU Justice Commissioner, o]]><![CDATA[n Japan's move to sign the Hague]]><![CDATA[ Convention on the Civil Aspects]]><![CDATA[ of International Child Abductio]]><![CDATA[n]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[Herman Van Rompuy, President o]]><![CDATA[f the European Council, today sp]]><![CDATA[oke to the Japanese Prime Minist]]><![CDATA[er Naoto Kan by telephone]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 16:25:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:45:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 13:55:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2010 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:35:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[An]]><![CDATA[dris Piebalgs, Commissioner for ]]><![CDATA[Energy, Speech: Energy in a Glob]]><![CDATA[al Environment - Address to Japa]]><![CDATA[nese Companies]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Commission acknowle]]><![CDATA[dges ITER Council's outcome and ]]><![CDATA[the steps taken towards a realis]]><![CDATA[tic scenario]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[Declaration concerning the exec]]><![CDATA[ution of three persons in Japan ]]><![CDATA[on 28 July 2009]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[EU - ]]><![CDATA[Japan Summit An EU27 external tr]]><![CDATA[ade deficit of 32 bn euro with J]]><![CDATA[apan in 2008 Surplus of 6 bn eur]]><![CDATA[o for trade in services in 2007]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[Commissioner Hübner in]]><![CDATA[ Japan (4-6 April) to exchange i]]><![CDATA[deas on success factors for inno]]><![CDATA[vation and sustainable developme]]><![CDATA[nt]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[Br]]><![CDATA[eakthrough in EU-Japan aviation ]]><![CDATA[relations]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[Removin]]><![CDATA[g hidden and non tariff barriers]]><![CDATA[ – helping European business]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Chair's State]]><![CDATA[ment of the Seventh Asia-Europe ]]><![CDATA[Meeting]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[Declaratio]]><![CDATA[n following the execution of 3 p]]><![CDATA[eople under sentence of death in]]><![CDATA[ Japan]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[Fourth]]><![CDATA[ Report from the Commission to t]]><![CDATA[he European Parliament and the C]]><![CDATA[ouncil on certain third countrie]]><![CDATA[s' maintenance of visa requireme]]><![CDATA[nts in breach of the principle o]]><![CDATA[f reciprocity]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[The European C]]><![CDATA[ommission adopts its fourth repo]]><![CDATA[rt on visa waiver non-reciprocit]]><![CDATA[y with third countries]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[José Manuel Durão Barroso,]]><![CDATA[ President of the European Commi]]><![CDATA[ssion, Opening remarks of Presid]]><![CDATA[ent Barroso at the G8 Summit Pre]]><![CDATA[ss Conference, G8 summit in Toya]]><![CDATA[ko,, Hokkaido, Japan, 7 July 200]]><![CDATA[8]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[President]]><![CDATA[ Barroso at the G8 summit in Jap]]><![CDATA[an (7-9 July 2008): leadership t]]><![CDATA[o address pressing global challe]]><![CDATA[nges]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Call for proposals for]]><![CDATA[ the establishment of three new ]]><![CDATA[EU Centres in Japan]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[New Gate]]><![CDATA[way Programme to assist European]]><![CDATA[ companies to develop their busi]]><![CDATA[ness in Japan and Korea]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[EU - Ja]]><![CDATA[pan Summit A EU27 external trade]]><![CDATA[ deficit of 34 bn euro with Japa]]><![CDATA[n in 2007 Surplus of 6 bn euro f]]><![CDATA[or trade in services in 2006]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[Joaquín Almunia, European Co]]><![CDATA[mmissioner for Economic and Mone]]><![CDATA[tary Policy, Japan and the EU: g]]><![CDATA[lobal partners in a challenging ]]><![CDATA[environment, Keizai Doyukai, Bru]]><![CDATA[ssels, 8 February 2008]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
            <title><![CDATA[Signing of the EC-Japan ]]><![CDATA[customs cooperation agreement]]></title>
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