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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12722

20 May 2021
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Budget
MEPs denounce conflict of interest involving Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš
Brussels, 19/05/2021 (Agence Europe)

MEPs once again, during the plenary session on 19 May, found Andrej Babiš to be in a conflict of interest and called for the repayment of EU funds received by Czech companies still controlled by the Czech Prime Minister, such as Agrofert (see EUROPE B12613A43). The European Parliament will adopt a joint resolution on this subject in June (see EUROPE B12706A22).

EU Budget Commissioner Johannes Hahn was keen to reassure MEPs at the end of the debate. “The Commission has again taken...

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