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class="ecl-form-label">Subject</label> <div class="ecl-form-group form-select form-select" data-drupal-selector="edit-oe-news-subject" multiple="multiple" name="oe_news_subject[]" id="edit-oe-news-subject--2"><div class="ecl-select__container ecl-select__container--m" ><select class="ecl-select" id="edit-oe-news-subject--2" name="oe_news_subject[]" data-ecl-auto-init="Select" multiple data-ecl-auto-init="Select" data-ecl-select-multiple data-ecl-select-default="Select" data-ecl-select-clear-all="Clear all" data-ecl-select-close="Close" data-ecl-select-all="Select all" data-ecl-select-search="Filter results" data-ecl-select-no-results="" ><option value="http://data.europa.eu/uxp/2825" >environmental protection</option><option value="http://data.europa.eu/uxp/2470" >environmental policy</option><option value="http://data.europa.eu/uxp/5463" >biodiversity</option><option value="http://data.europa.eu/uxp/2919" >environmental research</option><option 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