Prague Court hears Babiš Stork’s Nest case again

The Prague Municipal Court on Tuesday began hearing for the second time a case involving a CZK 50 million subsidy for a congress centre near Prague. Former prime minister Andrej Babiš is accused of fraud in the case.

In January 2023 the court acquitted Mr. Babiš and a second person of wrongfully acquiring EU subsidies by presenting the Stork’s Nest centre as a small and medium-sized business when it did not in fact meet the necessary criteria. However, that verdict was overturned by an appeals court last autumn.