Commission also monitoring Babiš's conflict of interest in…

Commission also monitoring Babiš's conflict of interest in healthcare

25.06.2026 11:01 HotInfo

According to new information, the European Commission is closely monitoring a possible conflict of interest of Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš also in connection with the companies SynBiol and Hartenberg Holding. This represents an expansion of the dispute in which Brussels had already earlier asked the Czech authorities for a clear explanation of whether Babiš is in a conflict of interest. ekonomika.sme.sk ↗

According to previous information, five Directorates-General of the Commission had appealed to Czechia to issue an assessment of Babiš's position. However, the Czech ministries refused to send the requested document. At the same time, the Czech authorities sent a response to Brussels regarding the Commission's most recent letter on the possible conflict of interest. The topic mainly concerns companies from the Agrofert holding and the question of whether their connection to Babiš allows them to draw money from the European budget. idnes.cz ↗

The dispute is also spilling over into domestic politics and the work of the Chamber of Deputies. The Chamber is complete again after MP Jiří Kotlík of the ANO movement took his oath. Kotlík replaced his party colleague Josef Kott, who was elected to the board of the Supreme Audit Office. The opposition wants to question Foreign Minister Petr Macinka in the Chamber about his remarks on a constitutional coup, made in reaction to the Constitutional Court's preliminary measure. SITA ↗

The political debate also continues to focus on the proposed amendment to the conflict-of-interest law. Critics claim that the legislative steps taken by the governing coalition of ANO, SPD, and the Motorists could affect the position of companies linked to Agrofert. Further developments will depend on how Brussels evaluates the Czech response and on whether the law advances further in the Chamber of Deputies. seznamzpravy.cz ↗

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