Deputy minister suspected of clash of interests

Daniel Tousek, deputy local development minister in charge of money from EU funds is the majority owner of a firm advising clients on how to best gain EU subsidies, according to the online daily Aktualne.cz. Tousek's superior, Local Development Minister Jiri Cunek allegedly knows about this and says there is no reason to fear a clash of interests. However Daniel Tousek is likely to come under media pressure to resign. David Seich, a deputy for the Civic Democratic Party recently had to resign from the lower house's European Affairs Committee when it emerged that he owned a company advising clients on how to draw money from EU funds.