<?xml version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/19811193/device/rss/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><title>Europe Top News and Analysis</title><description><![CDATA[Europe Top News and Analysis]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/19811193</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 20:45 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 20:45 GMT</lastBuildDate><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Europe's Largest Economy Picking Up Steam</title><description><![CDATA[German business morale rose far more than expected in May, suggesting Europe&#039;s largest economy is picking up steam.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100764200</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 08:44 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100764200</guid> </item>  <item><title>Haven’t Solved ‘Too Big To Fail’: BoE Official</title><description><![CDATA[U.K. banks are still lending too little to the real economy, according to Andrew Haldane, the BoE&#039;s executive director for financial stability.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100757483</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 09:13 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100757483</guid> </item>  <item><title>Draghi: 'We Need More, Not Less Europe'</title><description><![CDATA[Mario Draghi, head of the European Central Bank (ECB) insisted that the euro zone was more stable than a year ago.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100763730</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 05:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100763730</guid> </item>  <item><title>EU Rushes Out Corporate Tax Transparency Law</title><description><![CDATA[Big companies&#039; tax affairs in Europe are to be opened up to greater public scrutiny, the FT reports.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100762366</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 05:27 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100762366</guid> </item>  <item><title>UK Gas Hours From Running Out in March</title><description><![CDATA[Britain came within six hours of running out of natural gas in March, highlighting the risk of supply shortages, the FT reports.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100762578</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 06:29 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100762578</guid> </item>  <item><title>Earthquake Hits Russian Far East </title><description><![CDATA[A magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck Russia&#039;a Far East.  ]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100761193</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 06:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100761193</guid> </item>  <item><title>Recessions Hurt, but 'Austerity Kills'</title><description><![CDATA[An international study on recessions and governments&#039; responses to them has found that cuts to healthcare systems are making matters far worse - for both governments and society.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100760796</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 09:46 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100760796</guid> </item>  <item><title>Germany Is Most Popular Country in the World</title><description><![CDATA[A poll across 25 countries revealed the world&#039;s most popular nation. 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