The Prague state attorney has halted criminal investigations into Prime Minister...
FILE PHOTO: Czech Republic's Prime Minister Andrej Babis arrives to take part in a European Union leaders summit, in Brussels, Belgium July 2, 2019. REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw/File Photo
The investigations into accusations of fraud related to European Union subsidies had posed the biggest challenge to Babis’ political career. He denied any wrongdoing. The case against Babis, the billionaire founder and former owner of the chemicals, food, farming and media group Agrofert, focused on a 2 million euro subsidy granted a decade ago for building the Stork’s Nest conference centre outside Prague.
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