EU unblocks subsidies for Agrofert

The European Union has unblocked subsidies for Agrofert projects which were until now withheld due to an audit into the possible conflict of interest of the former prime minister, Andrej Babiš, Czech Radio’s news site iRozhlas.cz reported on Friday citing a letter sent by the European Commission to Czech officials. However, some subsidies remain blocked – two for the business Cerea and and one for the company Fatra. The withheld subsidies were already paid out to Agrofert by the Czech state.

The block was initiated 2019, after the launch of an EU audit into the possible conflict of interest of Mr Babiš, who was then prime minister.