"We have strong suspicion of very serious corruption activities in the management of public funds by the city of Nymburk, which is why we turned to the authorities involved in criminal proceedings," explains @DupakJan, a lawyer for TI. (translated)
❗️The anti-corruption organization Transparency International Czech Republic (TI) filed a criminal complaint in 2024 in connection with the awarding of high-value public contracts by the city of Nymburk. (translated)
After Babiš's departure from the government, the trust is to transition to a family regime. A family council composed of beneficiaries is to jointly decide on the management of his assets. This arrangement has long been criticized, for example, by the Czech branch of Transparency International, writes @enkocz. (translated)
Prime Minister Andrej Babiš did not resolve the conflict of interest, the European Commission concluded at the beginning of the week. Will the Prime Minister's troubles damage the reputation of the Czech Republic? How do Czech and European authorities view the case? And who will pay for it? @moravec_cz asked our director @david_kotora. 🎥 https://t.co/kZBHmXlO5r https://t.co/jrBpYiPY4U (translated)
"Unpunished corruption obviously motivates potential perpetrators to similar behavior; on the other hand, every wrongfully convicted person represents a fundamental failure of the justice system. Moreover, law enforcement unfortunately lags behind perpetrators, who are usually a bit ahead." (translated)
The National Center Against Organized Crime recently uncovered suspicions of a major bribery scandal in Czech sport, reports @hospodarky. (translated)
"Babiš has again consciously lied to the Czech public about his conflict of interest, and the RSVP TRUST fund was created only as a cover," comments @david_kotora, executive director of TI. (translated)
The European Commission labeled Prime Minister Andrej Babiš as a person in a potential conflict of interest. @enkocz describes what that means. Are the money of Czech taxpayers endangered? And how will it impact the Agrofert holding? (translated)
"The Czech state administration does everything it can to protect the interests of Prime Minister Babiš, and not the interests of the citizens of the Czech Republic," warns @M_Chromy, chief analyst of TI. (translated)
The European Commission concluded after a detailed investigation that Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) is "in a potential conflict of interest" and his trust fund RSVP TRUST is not a solution. Brussels thus agrees with the Czech office of Transparency International (TI). (translated)
The European Commission confirmed that Babiš's fund RSVP TRUST is not a solution to his conflict of interest. Therefore, TI calls on Andrej Babiš to resign from the position of Prime Minister. You will learn more in our press release👇 (translated)
The European Commission, after a thorough investigation, concluded that transferring Agrofert to a trust fund is not sufficient. According to them, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš is still in a potential conflict of interest. Therefore, they suspended subsidies for the holding, reports @SeznamZpravy. (translated)
The Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) is potentially still in a conflict of interest according to the European Commission. The transfer of the Agrofert holding to a trust fund does not solve the problem according to Brussels, reports @enkocz. (translated)
"After nine months since the elections, it seems that Andrej Babiš's government has appointed its nominees to the last positions in state companies and organizations," writes @RESPEKT_CZ. (translated)
❓Why are municipal companies still easy prey for corruption? And what role do journalists play in uncovering corruption cases? (translated)
"The conflict of interest itself, even with the best intentions, raises doubts in the public about whether the money is really distributed fairly, or only to people who are close to the city hall," comments on the connection between subsidies and the representatives of the city hall. (translated)
⚠️ The new head of @CeskaInspekceZP Pavel Straka and his family have a controversial past. They faced criminal prosecution, and his brother and mother were convicted. According to witnesses, the chief inspector was also involved in the brother's drug offenses, report @hospodarky. (translated)
One of the anti-corruption measures that has been in place in the Czech Republic since 2013 was quietly weakened last year by Petr Fiala's cabinet. Part of Andrej Babiš's government took advantage of this and this year did not publish a list of their advisers and their rewards, writes @novinkycz. (translated)
🔎 Podle protikorupční organizace Transparency International je v případě, kdy se do veřejné soutěže přihlásí jen jeden zájemce, ale obzvlášť důležité detailně zkoumat všechny okolnosti, včetně případných osobních vazeb mezi aktéry. #transparentnost #korupce #veřejnesoutěže
The billion-dollar construction of the Vltava Philharmonic will be conducted by a consortium of three companies. No one else was interested in the contract, the price of which has increased by hundreds of millions. Seznam Zprávy describes the budget "loop" that allowed for the price increase, reports @SeznamZpravy. (translated)