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Day: June 13, 2013

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Gambling Commission moves to ban online betting

June 13, 2013June 18, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Gambling Commission has blacklisted 22 online betting sites for failing to acquire Bulgarian gambling licences. Under the country’s Gambling

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian MPs approve amendments to set up wire-tapping agency

June 13, 2013June 15, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Tsvetan Tsvetanov

Bulgaria’s Parliament passed at first reading on June 13 amendments to the Special Intelligence Means Act, the law governing the

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Bulgaria 

Seven face axe at Sofia municipality over alleged embezzlement

June 13, 2013June 13, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Seven officials at Sofia municipality’s directorate for local taxes and fees face dismissal in connection with alleged embezzlement of 621

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Bulgaria 

Archaeological dig at Bulgaria’s Perperikon to begin on schedule

June 13, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Bulgarian archaeologist Nikolai Ovcharov said on June 13 that the summer digs at the Perperikon site would go as scheduled

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Europe 

Turkish PM warns protesters to leave park

June 13, 2013June 14, 2013 VOANews Turkey

Turkey’s prime minister has given a “final warning” for protesters to leave Istanbul’s Taksim Square. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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Business 

World Bank cuts Bulgaria’s economic growth forecast

June 13, 2013June 14, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, World Bank

The World Bank downgraded its estimates for global economic growth in 2013 and 2014, but said that the global economy

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Europe 

MEPs endorse motion to scale down European Parliament

June 13, 2013June 13, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament

European Parliament has approved the European Council draft decision to reduce the size of the European Union’s legislative body. The

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian socialist government’s changes to security system press ahead

June 13, 2013June 13, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has declined a request by centre-right former ruling party GERB to veto changes to the State

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Sport 

Goal-line technology debuts in world soccer

June 13, 2013June 13, 2013 Rosanne Skirble of VOANews

Goal line technology makes its debut in international football this weekend at the Confederations Cup in Brazil. FIFA, the sport’s

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