PRESS DIGEST - Bulgaria - April 28
SOFIA, April 28 (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.
-- The partial lockdown of Sofia's Roma neigbourhoods Fakulteta and Filipovtsi will be lifted on Tuesday, Sofia health authorities said. The two neigbourhoods were sealed off on April 15 and have led to protests, with people there fearing of losing their means of living. (Mediapool, 24 Chasa, Trud)
-- Thermal power plant Bobov Dol, which has been subject to prosecutor checks over burning of refused-derived fuels, has told prosecutors it would no longer burn such fuel. (Mediapool, 24 Chasa)
-- The finance ministry rejected all offers for 5-year treasury bonds worth 200 million levs after the achieved annual average yield was 0.56%. Same treasury bonds were sold with negative yields in January and February. On April 6, the annual average yield on same 5-year treasury bonds was 0.13%. (Mediapool, Trud)
CAPITAL - The building of the extension of Russia's Turk Stream gas pipeline through Bulgaria is being delayed due to the stringent measures to contain the spread of coronavirus, the energy ministry said.
-- Bulgaria hopes to open its summer tourism season in July, but that will depend on the spread of coronavirus and when the neighbouring and other EU countries would open their borders, Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova said. (24 Chasa, Monitor)
TRUD - Every third Bulgarian who took on an inter-city travel from Sofia claiming they need to travel for work, had filed declaration with false data, random official checks showed. Bulgaria has restricted inter-city travels due to coronavirus.
