PRESS DIGEST - Bulgaria - Aug 17
SOFIA, Aug 17 (Reuters) - These are some of the main stories in Bulgarian newspapers on Monday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
-- Oil and gas explorations in the continental shelf of the Black Sea will begin in February next year, Prime Minister Boiko Borisov said (Standart, 24 Chasa).
TRUD - Bulgaria's population can decrease significantly in the next 55 years, reaching 4.9 million people, the statistics office data showed. The Balkan country's population was 7.2 million in 2014
SEGA - More than 5,600 refugees, who left Bulgaria in recent months, could return to the Black Sea state from several EU countries, the state refugee's agency said
