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Czech PM Babis keeps softening his tone on Russia, worrying EU allies
Andrej Babis, prime minister of Czechia, keeps saying the Ukraine war needs a diplomatic solution and that someone must talk to Russia.
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Czech Fund Sues 28 Agrofert Companies to Get Back Farm Subsidies
A Czech state fund called PGRLF is suing 28 companies owned by Agrofert, the business group once run by Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, demanding they repay farm subsidies totaling more than 22 million koruna.
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A Slovak jab at Prague's NATO delegation says more about Babiš than about protocol
Slovakia's president told a TV talk show that the Czech NATO delegation drew ridicule at the Ankara summit. Read closely, the mockery targets Andrej Babiš's attempt to sideline President Petr Pavel — a small remark with an awkward message about how Prague is seen among allies.
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EU prosecutors open criminal case over subsidies paid to Babiš's Agrofert
The European Public Prosecutor's Office has opened criminal proceedings over EU subsidies paid to the Agrofert holding, acting on a February complaint by the Czech Pirate Party alleging Prime Minister Andrej Babiš remains in a conflict of interest.
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Prague Airport for sale? Babiš eyes a 25-billion-crown budget plug
PM Andrej Babiš has floated selling the state's 40% in Prague Airport for as much as 25 billion crowns. Here's what it would actually buy — and why economists are uneasy.
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Two planes, two motorcades, one country: Babiš and Pavel do NATO separately
Andrej Babiš and Petr Pavel arrived at the same NATO summit, left the same hotel for the same dinner — in separate motorcades. Here's what the split delegation actually means, and why it matters beyond the awkward photos.