Kostelec Sausages Want Subsidies. Brussels Asks Babiš Again
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Kostelecké uzeniny from the Agrofert holding company has applied for a European subsidy of 3.66 million crowns to modernize cooling and use waste heat. The application has reignited the controversy over Prime Minister Andrej Babiš's (ANO) conflict of interest - and the European Commission has again contacted the Czech Republic about it. It is asking the authorities to prove that the European subsidies cannot end up with companies that are in a c…
The Kostelecké uzeniny company from the Agrofert holding has applied to the Ministry of Industry and Trade for a subsidy to modernize electric drives for 3.66 million crowns. The ministry is currently assessing the application for a possible conflict of interest and has not yet issued a decision on the payment. This was stated by the ministry's spokeswoman Štěpánka Filipová in response to a question from ČTK.
The Kostelecké uzeniny company from the Agrofert holding has applied to the Ministry of Industry and Trade for a subsidy to modernize electric drives for 3.66 million crowns. The ministry is currently assessing the application for a possible conflict of interest and has not yet issued a decision on the payment. In response to a question from ČTK, a spokeswoman for the ministry stated this...
Prime Minister and ANO leader Andrej Babiš declared in the Chamber of Deputies that he has no conflict of interest and has never had one. "A conflict of interest is a fabricated thing against me," Babiš said during interpellations. He was responding to a question from former Interior Minister and STAN leader Vít Rakušan whether he thought the Ministry of Agriculture's legal opinion to continue paying subsidies to companies from the Agrofert hold…
The European Commission's letter regarding Prime Minister Andrej Babiš' conflict of interest has repercussions in the Chamber of Deputies. Opposition parties are considering calling an extraordinary meeting. The ANO leader defended himself during interpellations.
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