PRESS DIGEST - Bulgaria - Jan 11

SOFIA, Jan 11 (Reuters) - These are some of the main stories in Bulgarian newspapers on Thursday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

-- Several protests will be held in Sofia as the Balkan country hosts an official ceremony for its six-month EU rotating presidency. (Standart, Trud, Sega, 24 Chasa)

TRUD - The World Bank has increased its economic growth forecast for Bulgaria to 3.9 percent for 2018 and 4.0 percent in 2019. (Trud, Capital)

-- The Union of Publishers in Bulgaria warned about deteriorating media freedom and increasing pressure on independent journalists following media concentration carried out by Delyan Peevski, media mogul and member of parliament. Peevski called the members of the Union oligarchs and accused them in propaganda. Bulgaria has dropped to 109th position, lower than any other EU member, in the 2017 World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders. (Sega, Capital, Standart, Monitor)

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