Tejc: If subsidies have been wrongly disbursed to Babiš firm, they must be recovered

If it turns out that subsidies paid to the Agrofert holding company were disbursed illegally, they must be recovered, says Justice Minister Jeroným Tejc. He made the comment on CNN Prima News on Sunday.

The Czech Ministry of Agriculture continues to pay out subsidies to Agrofert. However, an unnamed EU official told the Czech News Agency that due to uncertainties surrounding Prime Minister Andrej Babiš’s conflict of interest, the suspension of subsidy payments also applies to agricultural funds.

Last week, the European Commission sent a letter to Czech authorities requesting information on measures taken to prevent Mr. Babiš’s conflict of interest. In February, the prime minister placed his shares in Agrofert, which he founded and ran for years, in a trust, saying that the conflict of interest had been resolved.