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\"hello-kitty.jpg\"Hello Kitty <\/a>… the EU’s mascot?<\/a><\/p>\n

The EU has decided to employ the services of popular Japanese mascot “Hello Kitty” to promote the union and the euro, according to French newswire AFP.
\nThe mascot – extremely popular throughout Japan and Asia – will have an EU-style makeover, changing out of her traditional red or pink to don the blue and yellow of the EU flag.
\nA spokesperson told AFP that the European Union wanted to give “little presents to people so that they will remember the EU or be more aware of what the EU stands for”<\/p>\n

I’ll let others follow up on that tag line …<\/p>\n

(via SDB<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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