PRESS DIGEST - Bulgaria - Oct 8
SOFIA, Oct 8 (Reuters) - These are some of the main stories in Bulgarian newspapers on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
-- Astral Holidays, the Bulgarian partner of defunct UK tour company Thomas Cook and one of Bulgaria´s largest tour operators, said it was entering bankruptcy proceedings (24 Chasa, Trud, Monitor, Sega)
-- The acquisition of the F-16V Block 70 fighter jets is not just a purchase but a long-term partnership that enables the Bulgarian Air Force to successfully meet the new challenges in the sector, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said at a meeting with representatives of Lockheed Martin (24 Chasa, Sega, Trud)
-- Thousands of medics gathered in Sofia downtown to demand higher pay, including a minimum wage for nurses of 900 levs ($505.36) in municipal hospitals, 950 levs - in university hospitals and respectively 1,100 levs and 1,200 levs starting salary for doctors (Trud, Sega) ($1 = 1.7809 leva)
