⚠️The bitcoin case is heading to court along with four defendants, including former minister Blažek. (translated)
"Political changes after the October parliamentary elections and the return of Andrej Babiš to the position of Prime Minister represent a new challenge not only in the domestic context but also in relation to European rules and the credibility of the Czech Republic abroad," writes the head of Czech TI @david_kotora in the introduction. (translated)
The Czech branch ranks the prime minister's conflict of interest, possible purposeful decision-making by the public administration, weakening of the civil service, and the proposal to change the financing of Czech Television and Czech Radio among the risks associated with the government of Andrej Babiš. (translated)
Governments that restrict independent media, non-governmental organizations, and whistleblowers weaken public oversight and facilitate the concealment of corruption, wrote Transparency International in its 2025 annual report, writes @FORUM_24. (translated)
‼️ Given that a separate grant agreement did not exist at all, it was not possible to find it even in the contract register itself. The public thus completely lost the chance to verify specific grant conditions. (translated)
The Supreme Audit Office wants to know from the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs whether it is considering filing a criminal complaint against former adviser Aleš Juchelka. Due to her conflict of interest, the state will now have to find 60 million crowns, reports @SeznamZpravy. (translated)
"It's about the handling of public funds and the risk of their loss burdens taxpayers. Written records are one way to prevent potential losses," says Kryštof Doležal, a lawyer for Transparency International Czech Republic, to @novinkycz. (translated)
@prezidentpavel warned against undermining public trust in democratic institutions, especially in the judiciary. He said this at a conference on the occasion of the release of the @EU_Commission report on the rule of law, organized by @demokracie_cz, TI, and @Glopolis, reports @CTK_cz. (translated)
"Clearly, the goal was to prevent Fiala from becoming the direct owner of the holding, even if just for a moment, which impacts the area of property declarations, conflict of interest, and taxes," said TI lawyer Kryštof Doležal for @SeznamZpravy. (translated)
🚩 How does the conflict of interest of Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) affect the Czech Republic? And what are the consequences of the controversial legislative changes that his government is pushing? Listen to the interview with our lawyer Kryštof Doležal about the impacts on the rule of law👇 (translated)
⚠️Government MPs led by Radek Vondráček (ANO) have prepared an amendment to the law on conflicts of interest. Who will benefit from this and why is the proposed legislation risky? Watch #stosestka with @lukasvalasek, investigative journalist @SeznamZpravy👇 🎙️https://t.co/Euj7aoqAZ4 https://t.co/8iqdKLKKS4 (translated)
‼️Deputy Chairman of SPD Radim Fiala has long claimed that he has nothing to do with his former holding, which receives hundreds of millions in subsidies. However, the editorial office found out that the company is now "parked" in a trust fund secretly controlled by Fiala himself, reports @SeznamZpravy. (translated)
The government has pushed through a new law on civil servants. The coalition expects it to bring greater flexibility to the public administration and bring it closer to a classic employment relationship. Critics argue that the change will lead to the privatization of public service, reports @SeznamZpravy. (translated)
We are pointing out Babiš's conflict of interest. We are addressing this issue to European institutions, including the European Commission and OLAF. That is exactly why the prime minister labels us as "corrupt Transparency International." Support our work with a donation💪 🔵 https://t.co/flB4nNK9kJ Thank you for being with us⭐️ https://t.co/EmNQMYW1gY (translated)
"The public undoubtedly has the right to this information based on the Freedom of Information Act. Therefore, the provision of an anonymized overview of the salaries of executives is a legitimate request..." says @iROZHLAScz lawyer TI Anna Jakůbková. (translated)
Five directorates general of the European Commission appealed to the Czech Republic to provide an opinion within a month justifying whether or not Andrej Babiš is in a conflict of interest. The ministries of Zuzana Mrázová (ANO) and Karel Havlíček (ANO) refused, writes @SeznamZpravy. (translated)
The state has hired lawyers for up to eight million to tell it whether to demand national subsidies from Agrofert. However, no deadline was set for the report, and it is still not finished even after six months. Meanwhile, government deputies are pushing a law that will expire the demand, reports @SeznamZpravy. (translated)
The conflict of interest law protects the state from state capture – the takeover of public institutions by private interests. And for that reason, it does not appeal to Prime Minister Babiš. Lawyer TI Kryštof Doležal comments on why the proposed amendment is an attack on anti-corruption legislation. (translated)
⚠️ At the Office for the Protection of Economic Competition (@UOHS_CZ), decisions appear in which the final amount of the penalty is not determined so much by the established methodology of the office, but rather by the subsequent intervention of its chairman in favor of the offenders. (translated)
The questions arise not only from the quality of the documented practice, but also from the purposefully manipulative actions of the office, which attempted to conceal key documents. (translated)