PRESS DIGEST - Bulgaria - April 13

SOFIA, April 13 (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.

-- Bulgaria's population may drop below 7 million by the end of the year, data from the statistics office showed. Bulgarians have decreased by 416,000 people in the past ten years, main reasons being emigration and negative birth rates. (Trud, Capital, 24 Chasa, Monitor, Duma)

-- The European Court of Human Rights will look into two complaints brought by the family of former Bulgarian king Simeon Saxe-Coburg over an alleged violation of their property rights on two real estates in Bulgaria. The court has declined a third complaint concerning another real estate. (Trud, Standart, Monitor, Duma, 24 Chasa)

STANDART - The financing for the construction of the first Marriott hotel in Bulgaria will be signed in Sofia on Monday, officials said. The total investment is estimated at 90 million euros ($110.93 million). (Standart)

-- First Investment Bank has told a parliamentary commission it has expressed interest to finance the purchase of CEZ's Bulgarian assets by small Bulgarian company Inercom with 80 million euros, the head of the commission said. (Sega, Duma)

-- Austria-headquartered packaging and paper group Mondi is considering to invest 600 million euros to build a new plant in Bulgaria, the economy ministry said. (Monitor, 24 Chasa) ($1 = 0.8114 euros)

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