Politics / Elections

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12th January 2018 / Politics / Elections


ihned.cz: Summary: OLAF Investigation and the Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš is the only serving head of government in the EU that has ever been subject to the investigation by EU’s Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF). Czech daily newspaper Hospodářské noviny has obtained the complete report by OLAF on the investigation into the Farma Čapí hnízdo (Stork Nest Farm) case of an alleged subsidy fraud and damage to the EU financial interests by Babiš.
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9th January 2018 / Politics / Elections


The Slovak Spectator: Babiš visits Slovakia, meets Fico

New Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš visited Bratislava and was “welcomed home” by his Slovak counterpart.  
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9th January 2018 / Politics / Elections


Radio Praha: Watchdog monitors uneven openness in Czech presidential campaign

The first stage of the Czech presidential elections is reaching its climax with voting taking place this Friday and Saturday. The nine candidates seeking to become head of state will be trying to get their final messages through in the next days and that’s likely to mean a rush to the campaign coffers where some are, apparently, more equal and open to scrutiny than others, Radio Prague writes.
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Members of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic