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	<title>West - Welfare Society Territory &#187; CSR</title>
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	<description>West is an Internet journal providing information in Italian and English. West was conceived for: - making information on Welfare policies as relevant as within the society; - informing according to technological and language procedures, so as to enable the comparison of social policies between Italy and EU Member States</description>
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		<title>Small but significant opportunity</title>
		<link>http://www.west-info.eu/small-but-significant-opportunity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.west-info.eu/small-but-significant-opportunity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 13:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>West</dc:creator>
        <author>West</author>
				<category><![CDATA[Corporate social responsibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Main News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<img height="100" width="100" src="http://www.west-info.eu/files/mercato-del-lavoro.jpg" alt="Image Small but significant opportunity"  style="float:left; margin:5px;" />After a lot of bad news, Italy is finally get a good one. An increasing number of  adults is attending training courses to improve their skills to spend in the labor market. They are, in fact, 1 million and 600 000 adults aged between 25 and 64 (6.2% of <a href="http://www.west-info.eu/small-but-significant-opportunity/">[...]</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img height="100" width="100" src="http://www.west-info.eu/files/mercato-del-lavoro.jpg" alt="Image Small but significant opportunity"  style="float:left; margin:5px;" />After a lot of bad news, Italy is finally get a good one. An increasing number of  adults is attending training courses to improve their skills to spend in the labor market. They are, in fact, 1 million and 600 000 adults aged between 25 and 64 (6.2% of <a href="http://www.west-info.eu/small-but-significant-opportunity/">[...]</a>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Turnstile law</title>
		<link>http://www.west-info.eu/turnstile-law/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:23:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francesco Albinati</dc:creator>
        <author>Francesco Albinati</author>
				<category><![CDATA[Corporate social responsibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Other news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cassazione]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[fired]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[turnstile]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Italy, an employee who mark the entry cards of colleagues absent from the workplace can be fired together with those who have benefited. It is establishes by the Court of Cassation who rejected the appeal of three employees requiring the reinstatement in the company. The Supreme Court confirms the <a href="http://www.west-info.eu/turnstile-law/">[...]</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[In Italy, an employee who mark the entry cards of colleagues absent from the workplace can be fired together with those who have benefited. It is establishes by the Court of Cassation who rejected the appeal of three employees requiring the reinstatement in the company. The Supreme Court confirms the <a href="http://www.west-info.eu/turnstile-law/">[...]</a>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Corporate welfare</title>
		<link>http://www.west-info.eu/corporate-welfare/</link>
		<comments>http://www.west-info.eu/corporate-welfare/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberta Lunghini</dc:creator>
        <author>Roberta Lunghini</author>
				<category><![CDATA[Corporate social responsibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Other news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corporate social responsibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corporate welfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[labour market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[purchasing power]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wellbeing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The conference on corporate welfare, organized by JEKPOT Ltd and primarily intended for hr managers, will be held on March 27th in Milan, with the aim of reflecting on the current difficulties for organizations to provide their workers with pay increases such as to maintain a progressive improving of their <a href="http://www.west-info.eu/corporate-welfare/">[...]</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The conference on corporate welfare, organized by JEKPOT Ltd and primarily intended for hr managers, will be held on March 27th in Milan, with the aim of reflecting on the current difficulties for organizations to provide their workers with pay increases such as to maintain a progressive improving of their <a href="http://www.west-info.eu/corporate-welfare/">[...]</a>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Money well spent</title>
		<link>http://www.west-info.eu/money-well-spent-corporate-social-responsibility-entrepreneurship/</link>
		<comments>http://www.west-info.eu/money-well-spent-corporate-social-responsibility-entrepreneurship/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:42:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberta Lunghini</dc:creator>
        <author>Roberta Lunghini</author>
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		<category><![CDATA[Corporate social responsibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corporate social responsibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CSR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[entrepreneurship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equal opportunities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flexible working hours]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[privacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[safety]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The firms of Milan spend more than € 218 million per year in corporate social responsibility initiatives. Among the most common ones, those related to health and safety of their employees, protection of privacy, respect of equal opportunities and flexible working hours. This is what emerges from a survey of <a href="http://www.west-info.eu/money-well-spent-corporate-social-responsibility-entrepreneurship/">[...]</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The firms of Milan spend more than € 218 million per year in corporate social responsibility initiatives. Among the most common ones, those related to health and safety of their employees, protection of privacy, respect of equal opportunities and flexible working hours. This is what emerges from a survey of <a href="http://www.west-info.eu/money-well-spent-corporate-social-responsibility-entrepreneurship/">[...]</a>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Work and family</title>
		<link>http://www.west-info.eu/work-and-family/</link>
		<comments>http://www.west-info.eu/work-and-family/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:06:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francesco Albinati</dc:creator>
        <author>Francesco Albinati</author>
				<category><![CDATA[Corporate social responsibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Other news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[welfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[work]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Companies are increasing their role in the reconciliation of work and family responsibilities. In Europe, many companies introduced more reconciliation programs and policies for welfare state to produce a more well developed locally. These aspects are analyzed in the study promoted  National family observer.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Companies are increasing their role in the reconciliation of work and family responsibilities. In Europe, many companies introduced more reconciliation programs and policies for welfare state to produce a more well developed locally. These aspects are analyzed in the study promoted  National family observer.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Employment crisis in Tuscany</title>
		<link>http://www.west-info.eu/employment-crisis-in-tuscany/</link>
		<comments>http://www.west-info.eu/employment-crisis-in-tuscany/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:26:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francesco Albinati</dc:creator>
        <author>Francesco Albinati</author>
				<category><![CDATA[Corporate social responsibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Other news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emplyment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2012 it’s estimated a decrease of 0.5% of Italian GDP. This is the OECD study that calculates the unemployment rate up to 8,3%. Among the Italian regions, Tuscany is the virtue that has limited, in the second quarter of 2011, the impact of the crisis to 6% in terms <a href="http://www.west-info.eu/employment-crisis-in-tuscany/">[...]</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[In 2012 it’s estimated a decrease of 0.5% of Italian GDP. This is the OECD study that calculates the unemployment rate up to 8,3%. Among the Italian regions, Tuscany is the virtue that has limited, in the second quarter of 2011, the impact of the crisis to 6% in terms <a href="http://www.west-info.eu/employment-crisis-in-tuscany/">[...]</a>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Healthcare under scrutiny</title>
		<link>http://www.west-info.eu/healthcare-under-scrutiny/</link>
		<comments>http://www.west-info.eu/healthcare-under-scrutiny/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:39:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francesco Albinati</dc:creator>
        <author>Francesco Albinati</author>
				<category><![CDATA[Corporate social responsibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Other news]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Local Health Authority of Nuoro, in Italy, has conducted a research on customer satisfaction by administering questionnaires to 7000 patients and 1500 employees. The results are positive, especially the quality of nursing service and medical care. Needs to be improved waiting times, duration and queue management, a willingness to <a href="http://www.west-info.eu/healthcare-under-scrutiny/">[...]</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Local Health Authority of Nuoro, in Italy, has conducted a research on customer satisfaction by administering questionnaires to 7000 patients and 1500 employees. The results are positive, especially the quality of nursing service and medical care. Needs to be improved waiting times, duration and queue management, a willingness to <a href="http://www.west-info.eu/healthcare-under-scrutiny/">[...]</a>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s measure corporate social commitment</title>
		<link>http://www.west-info.eu/lets-measure-corporate-social-commitment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.west-info.eu/lets-measure-corporate-social-commitment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:44:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberta Lunghini</dc:creator>
        <author>Roberta Lunghini</author>
				<category><![CDATA[Corporate social responsibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Other news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business world]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corporate social responsibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CSR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[enterprises]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[entrepreneurship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sustainability]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In Italy, it has been recently presented a project of the CSR Manager Network, in collaboration with the National Institute for Statistics, which aims to measure and compare the social and environmental performances of enterprises in view of the creation of  national statistical indicators of sustainability. This is a useful <a href="http://www.west-info.eu/lets-measure-corporate-social-commitment/">[...]</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[In Italy, it has been recently presented a project of the CSR Manager Network, in collaboration with the National Institute for Statistics, which aims to measure and compare the social and environmental performances of enterprises in view of the creation of  national statistical indicators of sustainability. This is a useful <a href="http://www.west-info.eu/lets-measure-corporate-social-commitment/">[...]</a>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Award to the most deserving companies</title>
		<link>http://www.west-info.eu/award-to-the-most-deserving-companies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.west-info.eu/award-to-the-most-deserving-companies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:19:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberta Lunghini</dc:creator>
        <author>Roberta Lunghini</author>
				<category><![CDATA[Corporate social responsibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Other news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corporate social responsibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corporate sustainability projects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CSR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sodalitas Social Award]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In Italy, the deadline for the participation to the 10th edition of the Sodalitas Social Award has been set at February 29, 2012. This annual award is addressed to companies, business associations, industrial districts and organizations committed in corporate sustainability projects.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[In Italy, the deadline for the participation to the 10th edition of the Sodalitas Social Award has been set at February 29, 2012. This annual award is addressed to companies, business associations, industrial districts and organizations committed in corporate sustainability projects.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The success of the ethical finance</title>
		<link>http://www.west-info.eu/the-success-of-the-ethical-finance-loans-ethical-bank/</link>
		<comments>http://www.west-info.eu/the-success-of-the-ethical-finance-loans-ethical-bank/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:39:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberta Lunghini</dc:creator>
        <author>Roberta Lunghini</author>
				<category><![CDATA[Add news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corporate social responsibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corporate social responsibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CSR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ethical banking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ethical finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loans]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Italy, in 2011, Banca Etica (Ethical Bank) has disbursed loans worth a total of € 540.8 million. With an increase of 23.9% if compared to 2010. Furthermore, the share capital of this particular institution of ethical finance has increased (+14%). A fact that showed once again its resilience to <a href="http://www.west-info.eu/the-success-of-the-ethical-finance-loans-ethical-bank/">[...]</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[In Italy, in 2011, Banca Etica (Ethical Bank) has disbursed loans worth a total of € 540.8 million. With an increase of 23.9% if compared to 2010. Furthermore, the share capital of this particular institution of ethical finance has increased (+14%). A fact that showed once again its resilience to <a href="http://www.west-info.eu/the-success-of-the-ethical-finance-loans-ethical-bank/">[...]</a>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Growing with responsibility</title>
		<link>http://www.west-info.eu/growing-with-responsibility/</link>
		<comments>http://www.west-info.eu/growing-with-responsibility/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loretta Lasaponara</dc:creator>
        <author>Loretta Lasaponara</author>
				<category><![CDATA[Corporate social responsibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Other news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[associations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[entrepreneurships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social responsibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sustainability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Third Sector]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[To promote economic growth according the sustainability and social responsibility principles, entrepreneurships, associations and the Third Sector of Emilia Romagna Region signed a “Pact for smart grow”. A document that puts on top of the agenda topic as: jobs, legality and youth employment.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[To promote economic growth according the sustainability and social responsibility principles, entrepreneurships, associations and the Third Sector of Emilia Romagna Region signed a “Pact for smart grow”. A document that puts on top of the agenda topic as: jobs, legality and youth employment.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Sustainability record for Italy</title>
		<link>http://www.west-info.eu/sustainability-record-for-italy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.west-info.eu/sustainability-record-for-italy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:49:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loretta Lasaponara</dc:creator>
        <author>Loretta Lasaponara</author>
				<category><![CDATA[Add news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corporate social responsibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[certificate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OHSAS 18001]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[safety at work]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Between 2010 and 2011, in Italy a +105% of OHSAS 18001 certificates for management of safety and health at workplace has been recorded. Result of the INAIL incentives, the sectors mostly interested are the energetic, engineering and construction ones. It is what a recent Emilia-Romagna document on production and sustainable <a href="http://www.west-info.eu/sustainability-record-for-italy/">[...]</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Between 2010 and 2011, in Italy a +105% of OHSAS 18001 certificates for management of safety and health at workplace has been recorded. Result of the INAIL incentives, the sectors mostly interested are the energetic, engineering and construction ones. It is what a recent Emilia-Romagna document on production and sustainable <a href="http://www.west-info.eu/sustainability-record-for-italy/">[...]</a>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Solidas for sustainable enterpreuners</title>
		<link>http://www.west-info.eu/solidas-for-sustainable-enterpreuners/</link>
		<comments>http://www.west-info.eu/solidas-for-sustainable-enterpreuners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:47:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loretta Lasaponara</dc:creator>
        <author>Loretta Lasaponara</author>
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		<category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Solidas Social Award]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sustainable enterpreunership]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Starts the 10th edition of Solidas Social Award. Announced during the press conference that will be held on November 23rd in Milan. After the first nine editions that have recorded a true success with the participation of more than 1300 entrepreneurships involved in more than 2000 sustainable projects.

Sign to participate]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Starts the 10th edition of Solidas Social Award. Announced during the press conference that will be held on November 23rd in Milan. After the first nine editions that have recorded a true success with the participation of more than 1300 entrepreneurships involved in more than 2000 sustainable projects.

Sign to participate]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A CSR keeps up with the times</title>
		<link>http://www.west-info.eu/a-csr-keeps-up-with-the-times-economic-crisis-company-european-commission-ngo/</link>
		<comments>http://www.west-info.eu/a-csr-keeps-up-with-the-times-economic-crisis-company-european-commission-ngo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:09:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beatrice Credi</dc:creator>
        <author>Beatrice Credi</author>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new Communication on Corporate Social Responsibility published by the Commission builds a new platform and impetus for CSR in the European Union. It aims to encourage companies to be involved even more in addressing employment and social issues within the Europe 2020 strategy, and is one means of securing <a href="http://www.west-info.eu/a-csr-keeps-up-with-the-times-economic-crisis-company-european-commission-ngo/">[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Different faces of families</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberta Lunghini</dc:creator>
        <author>Roberta Lunghini</author>
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		<description><![CDATA[<img height="100" width="100" src="http://www.west-info.eu/files/noge.jpg" alt="Image Different faces of families"  style="float:left; margin:5px;" />The European single market has not favoured the standardization of the propensity to consume of the households in the Old Continent. Anglo-Saxon families, for example, are more focused on saving. At the point of using, very often, Internet in search of the cheapest prices. While the German ones, while declaring <a href="http://www.west-info.eu/different-faces-of-families-consumption-consumers-economic-crisis-propensity-to-consume-shopping-purchases/">[...]</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img height="100" width="100" src="http://www.west-info.eu/files/noge.jpg" alt="Image Different faces of families"  style="float:left; margin:5px;" />The European single market has not favoured the standardization of the propensity to consume of the households in the Old Continent. Anglo-Saxon families, for example, are more focused on saving. At the point of using, very often, Internet in search of the cheapest prices. While the German ones, while declaring <a href="http://www.west-info.eu/different-faces-of-families-consumption-consumers-economic-crisis-propensity-to-consume-shopping-purchases/">[...]</a>]]></content:encoded>
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