PRESS DIGEST - Bulgaria - Sept 19

SOFIA, Sept 19 (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.

-- Bulgaria could transit as much as 15 billion cubic meters of gas via the distribution centre - the Balkan Gas Hub, it wants to build, Prime Minister Boiko Borisov said, adding the county could become the main trasit destination in southeastern Europe (Trud, Standart, Monitor)

-- Honorary chair of the Movement for Rights and Freedom's Ahmed Dogan could take part in November's presidential election, party leader Mustafa Karadayi said (Trud, Standart, 24 Chasa, Monitor)

-- Bulgaria's Deputy Interior Minister Filip Gunev praised European Union's decision to give the Balkan state 108 million euros in emergency funding to help it protect its borders against an increasing flow of illegal migrants and refugees into the country, describing it as "lightning decision". He said there was a 30 percent decrease in the number of migrants trying to enter Bulgaria (Trud, Standart)

-- Levski Sofia went to the top of the table in the Bulgarian soccer league after a 2-0 win over Pirin Blagoevgrad (Tema Sport, Standart, Trud, Monitor)

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