Agrofert takes European Commission to court over block on subsidies

A company in the Agrofert group created by Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš filed a complaint against the European Commission at the Court of Justice of the European Union, the news site iRozhlas reported on Monday. The firm Primagra took the action in February in a bid to gain fresh access to subsidies blocked on the basis of an audit that found Mr. Babiš to still be in control of Agrofert and therefore in conflict of interest.

The Czech leader says he is not in conflict of interest as he placed his shares in the conglomerate in trust funds.