PRESS DIGEST - Bulgaria - April 17
SOFIA, April 17 (Reuters) - These are some of the main stories in Bulgarian newspapers on Friday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
-- The centre-right government will start consultations for constitutional changes aimed at improving the efficiency of the judicial system and brining it to accountability. (Capital Daily, 24 Chasa, Trud, Presa, Standart, Monitor, Telegraf)
TRUD - The newly elected head of the energy regulator Ivan Ivanov said there were enough reserves in the energy sector to keep electricity prices unchanged. Power costs are politically sensitive in the European Union's poorest country.
STANDART - Mortgage lending has jumped 15 percent since the start of the year, industry officials said, pointing to the dropping interests rates in the banks.
