Press Digest: Bulgaria - July 31
31/07/2015 07:49
SOFIA, July 31 (Reuters) - These are some of the main
stories in Bulgarian newspapers on Friday. Reuters has not
verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
-- The parliament voted senior Socialist member Maya
Manolova as the country's ombudsman. The decision to pick an
opposition member for the post have increased the pressure
between the ruling centre-right GERB party and their junior
coalition partner, the Reformist Bloc. (Telegraf, 24 Chasa,
Sega, Monitor, Trud, Capital Daily, Standart)
-- Prosecutors have charged Ognian Donev, the chief
executive of pharmaceutical company Sopharma 3JR.BB . with tax
fraud, saying the manager has failed and pay taxes of over 60
million levs. Donev was not available for comment, but has
previously denied any wrongdoing. (Trud, 24 Chasa, Capital
Daily, Standart)
-- The central bank said it has opened the process for an
asset quality review of the banking sector by opening a tender
to pick foreign consultant for the stress tests. (Standart,
Capital Daily)
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