Press Digest: Bulgaria - March 26

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26/03/2019 07:24

SOFIA, March 26 (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. 
    
    24 CHASA - President Rumen Radev urged the political parties
to get rid of corrupt-prone members if they want to stay in
politics. Radev spoke after the justice minister and a deputy
sports minister resigned following media reports that they have
bought luxurious apartments at below market prices.    
    MONITOR - Direct negotiations between Bulgaria and the
Unites States for the purchase of eight new F-16 fighter jets
for the Bulgarian army are expected to start in May, deputy
defence minister Atanas Zaprianov said. 
    -- Bulgarian financial group Evrohold  4EH.BB  declined to
comment whether it was interested to acquire the Bulgarian
assets of Czech energy company CEZ  CEZP.PR . CEZ has said it 
would decide on the sale in the coming months. (Trud, 24 Chasa,
Sega, Monitor)

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