Brussels urged to investigate Czech PM over business empire
by Jennifer Rankin in Brussels from World news | The Guardian on (#3Z59T)
Andrej BabiA's Agrofert given a75m of EU subsidies in 2017, prompting conflict claims
Brussels is being urged to investigate the Czech prime minister, Andrej BabiA, over an alleged conflict of interest after transparency campaigners claimed new evidence of rule-breaking.
BabiA, a billionaire businessman, who founded the Action for Dissatisfied Citizens party, became prime minister of the Czech Republic last December, but was soon embroiled in a scandal centred on alleged a2m EU subsidy fraud.
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