Andrej Babis

Ex-premier, retired general to square off in Czech presidential vote runoff

PRAGUE (Reuters) - Billioniare ex-premier Andrej Babis held a narrowing lead in the first round of the Czech presidential election on Saturday ahead of retired general Petr Pavel, putting the…

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UPDATED: Czech court acquits presidential candidate Babis in subsidy fraud case

PRAGUE, Jan 9 (Reuters) - A Czech court acquitted former prime minister Andrej Babis on Monday of alleged fraud, improving the billionaire's prospects in a presidential election this week in…

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Czech billionaire Babis fights fraud trial alongside presidential contest

PRAGUE, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Czech billionaire and former Prime Minister Andrej Babis returned to court to fight fraud accusations over a 2 million euro subsidy on Wednesday, days before…

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Czech billionaire ex-PM stands trial accused of EU subsidy fraud

PRAGUE, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Former Czech prime minister Andrej Babis stood trial on Monday over fraud accusations connected to a 2 million euro ($2 million) European Union subsidy that…

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Czech billionaire PM Babis seeks second term in tight election race

PRAGUE, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Czechs began voting on Friday in a closely-fought parliamentary election, with Prime Minister Andrej Babis seeking a second term despite criticism that he mismanaged the…

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EU tells Czechs to improve subsidy controls, says some payments may be halted

The European Commission has warned the Czech Republic it may interrupt sending some European subsidies unless the country boosts control of conflicts of interest, Czech Radio reported on Monday. The…

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UPDATED: European Parliament turns up heat on Czech PM over conflicts of interest

The European Parliament on Thursday called for a halt in EU funding to the business empire of Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis over conflicts of interest. The billionaire leader's firms…

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Czech government survives no-confidence vote months before election

The Czech governmentsurvived a no-confidence motion on Thursday after a party holding decisive votes shunned the opposition's attempt to overthrow Prime Minister Andrej Babis' minority Cabinet months before a general…

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Czech prime minister may be among first in crosshairs of new European prosecutor

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis and his business empire may be among the first cases investigated by the European Union’s new joint prosecution after a referral from national authorities, a…

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Czech PM faces risk of no-confidence defeat

The Czech centre-left government faces potential defeat in a no-confidence motion on Thursday, a vote that may keep the prime minister in office as caretaker until an October election but…

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Investigation against Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis reopened

Reports in the Czech media on Wednesday state Pavel Zeman, high level Czech prosecutor, has ordered the reopening of the probe into fraud allegations against Babis. The case that involves…

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Prague state attorney halts investigation of suspected fraud by Czech PM Andrej Babis

The Prague state attorney has halted investigations against Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis. Babis was suspected of alleged misuse of EU subsidies in a total of 50 million Czech crowns…

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Czech state attorney halts PM Babis’ fraud investigation

A Czech state attorney has halted an investigation of suspected fraud by Prime Minister Andrej Babis, the newspaper Denik N reported on Monday, citing two sources with knowledge of the…

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Czech Republic: 120,000 persons attend protest demanding Prime Minister’s resignation

The Czech Republic witnessed its biggest political protest since the fall of communism after an estimated 120,000 people gathered in Prague to demand the resignation of the prime minister, Andrej…

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Preliminary investigations finds Czech Prime Minister Babis in breach of conflict-of-interest rules

A preliminary investigation by the European Commission has found Andrej Babis, the Czech prime minister, in breach of conflict-of-interest rules, and the Czech Republic could have to repay EU funds…

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Thousands protest against Prime Minister and Minister of Justice in Prague

For the second week running, thousands of demonstrators gathered at the Old Town Square to protest against Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis and new Minister of Justice in Prague. Babis…

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Czech police recommend charges against Prime Minister

Police in the Czech Republic have recommended that charges be filed against Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and several others in a case involving the alleged misuse of EU funds. A…

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Czech Prime Minister reported saying that Eu’s rotating Council presidency is nothing more than ‘blathering with sandwiches’

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš suggested scrapping his country's turn with the EU's rotating Council presidency because it is a waste of money and nothing more than "blathering with sandwiches,"…

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