Transparency International submits complaint to EU institutions over conflict of interest of PM Babiš

Due to the conflict of interest of PM Andrej Babiš, the anti-corruption organization Transparency International (TI) has filed a complaint with European Union institutions.

The organization does not consider the transfer of shares in Babiš’s Agrofert into the RSVP Trust sufficient to resolve the issue. Babiš previously stated that by placing the shares into the trust, he considers the conflict of interest resolved.

The State Agricultural Intervention Fund (SZIF), based on analyses conducted about a month ago, stated that the solution to the prime minister’s conflict of interest regarding Agrofert through a trust fund complies with both national and EU legislation. However, TI argues that these analyses are not objective and states that SZIF is knowingly acting in favor of the Agrofert holding.