Czech police have recommended that Prime Minister Andrej Babis should be indicted over alleged fraud involving European Union subsidies. Prague’s prosecution office said it has received the results of the updated police investigation into Mr Babis’s possible involvement in the fraud. Prosecutors now have to decide whether to file charges against Mr Babis or dismiss them. Mr Babis, a populist billionaire, denies any wrongdoing. Separately, a recently published European Union report concluded that Mr Babis has a conflict of interest over EU subsidies involving his former business empire.

Source: Irish Independent May 31, 2021 13:23 UTC