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The two men were speaking ahead of an EU leaders' summit in Brussels to decide who would be th... ...]]></description>	</item>	<item>		<title>As flu cases rise, calls for schools to shut</title>		<link>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_0_20/11/2009_112591</link>		<pubDate>2009-11-20T10:43:06Z</pubDate>		<category>NEWS</category>		<guid>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_0_20/11/2009_112591</guid>		<description><![CDATA[As it emerged that the number of people testing positive for swine flu had shot up this week, a national committee set up to coordinate the response to the spread of the H1N1 virus yesterday proposed that schools with more than a handful of suspect cases ... ...]]></description>	</item>	<item>		<title>TEE draws up road safety map</title>		<link>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_0_20/11/2009_112590</link>		<pubDate>2009-11-20T10:43:06Z</pubDate>		<category>NEWS</category>		<guid>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_0_20/11/2009_112590</guid>		<description><![CDATA[Creating a separate highways agency, obliging people to resit their driving tests every five years and building more roundabouts are among the measures that could halve the number of fatal crashes on Greek roads, according to the Technical Chamber of Gree... ...]]></description>	</item>	<item>		<title>Youth laid back on AIDS</title>		<link>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_0_20/11/2009_112589</link>		<pubDate>2009-11-20T10:43:06Z</pubDate>		<category>NEWS</category>		<guid>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_0_20/11/2009_112589</guid>		<description><![CDATA[Six in 10 young people do not systematically practice safe sex and nearly one in two has a patchy knowledge of how the HIV virus that causes AIDS is transmitted, two new studies have shown.The studies, which come as doctors reported a 20 percent increase... ...]]></description>	</item>	<item>		<title>Antonis Samaras...</title>		<link>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_0_20/11/2009_112588</link>		<pubDate>2009-11-20T10:43:06Z</pubDate>		<category>NEWS</category>		<guid>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_0_20/11/2009_112588</guid>		<description><![CDATA[The frontrunner in the New Democracy leadership race, Antonis Samaras, spoke in Patra yesterday and rejected an offer from rival Dora Bakoyannis to take part in a televised debate.... ...]]></description>	</item>	<item>		<title>Thieves expected to be blowing bubbles</title>		<link>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_0_20/11/2009_112587</link>		<pubDate>2009-11-20T10:43:06Z</pubDate>		<category>NEWS</category>		<guid>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_0_20/11/2009_112587</guid>		<description><![CDATA[Police in the northern city of Xanthi yesterday were examining closed-circuit television footage from the premises of a local wholesale merchant showing unidentified thieves who broke through the wall of an adjacent warehouse to steal 60,000 euros' worth ... ...]]></description>	</item>	<item>		<title>Government and opposition</title>		<link>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_columns_0_20/11/2009_112586</link>		<pubDate>2009-11-20T10:43:06Z</pubDate>		<category>COMMENTARIES</category>		<guid>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_columns_0_20/11/2009_112586</guid>		<description><![CDATA[New Democracy's succession battle is not just about the party, but also about the country's political system and future. George Papandreou may be prime minister today, but a lot depends on the opposition party as well, on all fronts.The prime minister ha... ...]]></description>	</item>	<item>		<title>Weakness sends wrong message</title>		<link>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_columns_0_20/11/2009_112585</link>		<pubDate>2009-11-20T10:43:06Z</pubDate>		<category>COMMENTARIES</category>		<guid>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_columns_0_20/11/2009_112585</guid>		<description><![CDATA[Unfortunately, there appear to be some in the government who refuse to accept the sorry state of the country's finances and are about to lead Greece down a very slippery slope indeed.Yesterday, they succeeded in annulling the core of the first set of mea... ...]]></description>	</item>	<item>		<title>November 20, 1959</title>		<link>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_columns_0_20/11/2009_112584</link>		<pubDate>2009-11-20T10:43:06Z</pubDate>		<category>COMMENTARIES</category>		<guid>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_columns_0_20/11/2009_112584</guid>		<description><![CDATA[PROFESSOR ANA ASLAN IN UK: Romanian Professor Ana Aslan, the founder of the Geriatric Institute in Bucharest, continues her visit to Britain with presentations to British doctors of her miracle drug Gerovital H3, which fights the effects of aging. Aslan s... ...]]></description>	</item>	<item>		<title>Aid has not helped Kosovo</title>		<link>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_world_0_20/11/2009_112583</link>		<pubDate>2009-11-20T10:43:06Z</pubDate>		<category>S/E EUROPE</category>		<guid>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_world_0_20/11/2009_112583</guid>		<description><![CDATA[DRENICA VALLEY - Nezir Jonuzi sips black tea, stares at Prime Minister Hashim Thaci's boyhood home and wonders whether he can get a job to feed his family.Thaci came to power in 2007 promising jobs, less poverty, better roads, 24-hour power and water. Bu... ...]]></description>	</item>	<item>		<title>Bosnians despondent after failing to make it to 2010 World Cup</title>		<link>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_world_0_20/11/2009_112582</link>		<pubDate>2009-11-20T10:43:06Z</pubDate>		<category>S/E EUROPE</category>		<guid>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_world_0_20/11/2009_112582</guid>		<description><![CDATA[SARAJEVO (AP) - The hangover from their World Cup elimination has left many Bosnians feeling disappointed in more than just the national soccer team.Bosnia failed to score over two legs of the World Cup playoff against Portugal, losing both matches 1-0 a... ...]]></description>	</item>	<item>		<title>Thousands bid farewell to Serbian patriarch, successor not yet known</title>		<link>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_world_0_20/11/2009_112581</link>		<pubDate>2009-11-20T10:43:06Z</pubDate>		<category>S/E EUROPE</category>		<guid>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_world_0_20/11/2009_112581</guid>		<description><![CDATA[BELGRADE (Reuters) - Half a million people from Serbia and neighboring countries attended the funeral yesterday of Serbian Orthodox Patriarch Pavle, who presided over the revival of the faith after decades of communist rule.Pavle's departure could pave t... ...]]></description>	</item>	<item>		<title>Turk FM in Iran</title>		<link>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_world_0_20/11/2009_112580</link>		<pubDate>2009-11-20T10:43:06Z</pubDate>		<category>S/E EUROPE</category>		<guid>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_world_0_20/11/2009_112580</guid>		<description><![CDATA[ANKARA (AFP) - Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will meet with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad today following Tehran's dismissal of a nuclear fuel deal, officials and media reports said yesterday. A Turkish diplomat told AFP the two will co... ...]]></description>	</item>	<item>		<title>Balkan Briefs</title>		<link>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_world_0_20/11/2009_112579</link>		<pubDate>2009-11-20T10:43:06Z</pubDate>		<category>S/E EUROPE</category>		<guid>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_world_0_20/11/2009_112579</guid>		<description><![CDATA[International community voices 'serious concern' over Bosnia's lack of progressSARAJEVO (AFP) - Representatives of the international community yesterday said they were concerned by Bosnia's lack of progress in meeting conditions needed to bring it closer... ...]]></description>	</item>	<item>		<title>TV Guide</title>		<link>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_civ_0_20/11/2009_112578</link>		<pubDate>2009-11-20T10:43:05Z</pubDate>		<category>ARTS AND LEISURE</category>		<guid>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_civ_0_20/11/2009_112578</guid>		<description><![CDATA[... ...]]></description>	</item>	<item>		<title>Selections</title>		<link>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_civ_0_20/11/2009_112577</link>		<pubDate>2009-11-20T10:43:05Z</pubDate>		<category>ARTS AND LEISURE</category>		<guid>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_civ_0_20/11/2009_112577</guid>		<description><![CDATA[Whatever WorksA reclusive, grumpy New Yorker allows a young Mississippi runaway to live in his apartment and become an important person in his life. Romantic comedy directed by Woody Allen, starring Larry David, Evan Rachel Wood, Patricia Clarkson, Adam ... ...]]></description>	</item>	<item>		<title>Cinema Guide</title>		<link>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_civ_0_20/11/2009_112576</link>		<pubDate>2009-11-20T10:43:05Z</pubDate>		<category>ARTS AND LEISURE</category>		<guid>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_civ_0_20/11/2009_112576</guid>		<description><![CDATA[... ...]]></description>	</item>	<item>		<title>WHAT'S ON</title>		<link>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_civ_0_20/11/2009_112575</link>		<pubDate>2009-11-20T10:43:05Z</pubDate>		<category>ARTS AND LEISURE</category>		<guid>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_civ_0_20/11/2009_112575</guid>		<description><![CDATA[... ...]]></description>	</item>	<item>		<title>Festival screens two dark tales of urban life</title>		<link>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_civ_0_20/11/2009_112574</link>		<pubDate>2009-11-20T10:43:05Z</pubDate>		<category>ARTS AND LEISURE</category>		<guid>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_civ_0_20/11/2009_112574</guid>		<description><![CDATA[It's a study in contrasts. Visitors to the 50th International Thessaloniki International Film Festival (wrapping up this Sunday) will be met with throngs of passers-by, music, sunny weather and even the happy sight of a couple in a 1960s convertible throw... ...]]></description>	</item>	<item>		<title>Stocks dip below support level</title>		<link>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_economy_0_20/11/2009_112573</link>		<pubDate>2009-11-20T10:43:05Z</pubDate>		<category>ECONOMY</category>		<guid>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_economy_0_20/11/2009_112573</guid>		<description><![CDATA[Greek stocks fell more than 1 percent yesterday, ending below the 2,500-point support level, on across-the-board losses.The Athens bourse's benchmark general index ended at 2,497.15 points, after trading in a 50-point range.The blue chip FTSE/ATHEX 20 i... ...]]></description>	</item>	<item>		<title>OECD calls for urgent changes</title>		<link>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_economy_0_20/11/2009_112572</link>		<pubDate>2009-11-20T10:43:05Z</pubDate>		<category>ECONOMY</category>		<guid>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_economy_0_20/11/2009_112572</guid>		<description><![CDATA[Greece needs to curtail spending and curb widespread tax evasion with a credible plan in order to reduce fiscal imbalances and restore confidence in the economy, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).The Paris-base... ...]]></description>	</item>	<item>		<title>Wind parks to hook up with mainland</title>		<link>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_economy_0_20/11/2009_112571</link>		<pubDate>2009-11-20T10:43:05Z</pubDate>		<category>ECONOMY</category>		<guid>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_economy_0_20/11/2009_112571</guid>		<description><![CDATA[The Environment, Energy and Climate Change Ministry announced yesterday a plan enabling renewable energy producers to build a key cable link that will allow wind park projects worth 500 million euros to move ahead.The decision allows renewable energy pro... ...]]></description>	</item>	<item>		<title>Gov’t prescribes tax inspections for doctors</title>		<link>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_economy_0_20/11/2009_112570</link>		<pubDate>2009-11-20T10:43:05Z</pubDate>		<category>ECONOMY</category>		<guid>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_economy_0_20/11/2009_112570</guid>		<description><![CDATA[The government is probing tax evasion among doctors in order to help make up the revenue shortfall due to the dubious practices adopted in various professions. 'There are net incomes of doctors living at Kolonaki [in central Athens] which are close to the... ...]]></description>	</item>	<item>		<title>Piraeus Bank sees profit drop</title>		<link>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_economy_0_20/11/2009_112569</link>		<pubDate>2009-11-20T10:43:05Z</pubDate>		<category>ECONOMY</category>		<guid>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_economy_0_20/11/2009_112569</guid>		<description><![CDATA[Piraeus Bank, the country's fourth-largest lender, reported a 50 percent drop in nine-month net profit due to a significant increase in loan-loss provisions.The lender said yesterday net profits reached 219 million euros, beating analysts' estimates for ... ...]]></description>	</item>	<item>		<title>In Brief</title>		<link>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_economy_0_20/11/2009_112568</link>		<pubDate>2009-11-20T10:43:05Z</pubDate>		<category>ECONOMY</category>		<guid>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_economy_0_20/11/2009_112568</guid>		<description><![CDATA[Mobius says Greek stocks are 'cheap'Mark Mobius, chairman of Templeton Asset Management Ltd, said Greek stocks are currently «cheap» and there is interest in Greek companies with investments in emerging markets. «We are definitely looking at Greek compan... ...]]></description>	</item></channel></rss>