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Day: May 22, 2013

News World 

Cameron: Murder in London appears to have been a terrorist attack

May 22, 2013May 22, 2013 VOANews

British Prime Minister David Cameron says the brutal murder of a man in London Wednesday appears to be a terrorist

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Europe News 

European leaders take steps in cracking down on tax fraud

May 22, 2013May 23, 2013 Lisa Schlein of VOANews

The European Union has announced a series of measures to crack down on tax avoidance and fraud, including the automatic

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgarian Cabinet passes new rules on state companies’ deposits

May 22, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s caretaker Cabinet approved, at its meeting on May 22, the amendments to the government regulations on deposits held by

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgaria’s caretaker Cabinet to table energy sector amendments

May 22, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Marin Raykov

Bulgaria’s caretaker Cabinet will table a bill of amendments to the country’s energy sector laws in Parliament, caretaker Prime Minister

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Europe News 

EU leaders hold energy summit

May 22, 2013May 22, 2013 VOANews energy

European Union leaders are meeting Wednesday in Brussels to discuss their plans to exploit shale oil. European energy costs are

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Europe News 

EU-wide protection for victims of domestic violence to become law

May 22, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, European Parliament

Victims of violence, in particular domestic violence, will soon be able to count on EU-wide protection, after the European Parliament

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s 5.8 Richter scale earthquake, one year on

May 22, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

May 22 2013 saw the first anniversary of the 5.8 Richter scale earthquake that left the Bulgarian mining town of

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Bulgaria Europe News 

Bulgarian appointed as head of EU delegation to Libya

May 22, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

European Union foreign policy chief has appointed Bulgaria’s Nataliya Apostolova as the new Head of EU Delegation to Libya. Apostolova

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Beach at Lozenets on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast Photo: Clive Leviev-Sawyer
Bulgaria Europe Leisure News 

Bulgaria scores high in EU bathing water survey

May 22, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff beaches

Close to 99 per cent of Bulgaria’s coastal bathing waters met European Union standards, the exception being a spot on

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