PRESS DIGEST – Bulgaria – Oct 3

SOFIA, Oct 3 (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.

— Tensions between President Rumen Radev and ruling centre-right GERB party over Bulgaria’s plans to buy new jet fighters increased with Radev saying that if the party was looking for a fight with him it will get it. (Trud, 24 Chasa, Duma, Monitor, Sega)

CAPITAL DAILY – The offers of two companies, Kapsch Traffic Solutions and Toll Bulgaria will be considered for a 200 million levs ($119.70 million) deal to build a toll system in Bulgaria, official data showed. The other four bidders had been disqualified.

CAPITAL DAILY – The Bulgarian unit of Czech energy group Energo-Pro is considering to extend 350 million euros ($409.61 million) guarantee for a loan of its Czech owner. The move might be linked with Energo-Pro’s bid to acquire the Bulgarian assets of CEZ.

— The ruling GERB party gave up on plans to nominate its member, Anton Todorov, as head of the commission on the communist era secret police files after protests from non-governmental organisations. (24 Chasa, Duma, Standart) ($1 = 1.6709 leva) ($1 = 0.8545 euros)

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