{"id":1626,"date":"2019-08-29T19:40:45","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T17:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/czechpoints.com\/?p=1626"},"modified":"2019-08-29T19:40:54","modified_gmt":"2019-08-29T17:40:54","slug":"ministry-replies-to-ec-in-babis-conflict-of-interest-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/czechpoints.com\/ministry-replies-to-ec-in-babis-conflict-of-interest-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministry replies to EC in Babis&#8217; conflict of interest case"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Regional Development Ministry has replied to the European\nCommission\u2019s preliminary audit on Prime Minister Andrej Babi\u0161\u2019\nsuspected conflict of interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the ministry the reply was handed over in person to officials\nat the Czech Republic\u2019s Permanent Representation at the EU in Brussels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an interview for the Czech newspaper Den\u00edk N, Regional Development\nMinister Dost\u00e1lov\u00e1 said the detailed reply contained contradictions to\nevery sentence on every page of the audit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the audit\u2019s conclusion, Mr. Babi\u0161 has retained some\ninfluence on his company Agrofert,despite having placed it in trust funds,\nand therefore has a conflict of interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result, the Czech Republic may be forced to return about CZK 450\nmillion in EU funding drawn by Agrofert. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The head of the Pirate Party, Ivan Barto\u0161, has called for the reply to be\nmade public.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Regional Development Ministry has replied to the European Commission\u2019s preliminary audit on Prime Minister Andrej Babi\u0161\u2019 suspected conflict of interest. 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