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Agrofert has received at least €200 million in EU farm aid since 2017
Andrej Babiš is the prime minister of the Czech Republic and the owner of Agrofert, a large group active in farming, food and other industries.
Agrofert has received at least €200 million in EU agricultural subsidies since 2017, though the full amount linked to Babiš’s businesses is not known.
Czech and EU law bar companies owned by government members from receiving subsidies, according to the account.
The European Commission found a conflict of interest between Babiš’s political role and his business interests in 2021.
Babiš later said he would put his Agrofert shares in a trust, but the commission said the arrangement did not resolve the conflict because his children would benefit.
Czech authorities have released Agrofert’s subsidies, while the government has rejected the EU’s conflict-of-interest concerns.
Babiš and his agriculture minister oppose changes to EU farm policy, and the commission’s latest position leaves the dispute unresolved.
Agrofert, the conglomerate linked to Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, has received at least €200 million in EU farm subsidies since 2017.
The exact total is unclear, according to a Czech Transparency International lawyer quoted by n-tv.
The European Commission has said it still considers Babiš’s interests in Agrofert to be a conflict of interest.
Babiš says he has placed his Agrofert shares in a newly created trust, but Transparency International says the arrangement does not resolve the conflict.
A Czech state agriculture fund released Agrofert’s subsidies again in April, according to Seznam Zprávy as cited by n-tv.
- Who
- Agrofert, a conglomerate linked to Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, received the subsidies.
- What
- It received at least €200 million in EU farm aid since 2017. The exact total is unclear.
- When
- Since 2017; the article was published on 11 October 2026.
- Where
- The subsidies came from the EU and went to Agrofert in the Czech Republic.
- Why
- EU farm subsidies support agriculture. The article focuses on whether Babiš’s interests in Agrofert create a conflict of interest.
Andrej Babiš and the Czech government
European Commission and Transparency International Czech Republic
Conflict of interest
Andrej Babiš and the Czech government
Babiš said he would put his Agrofert shares in a newly created trust. The Czech government rejected the allegation of a conflict of interest.
European Commission and Transparency International Czech Republic
The Commission said it still considers Babiš’s conflict of interest unresolved. Transparency International said the trust does not prevent the conflict.
Agrofert subsidies
Andrej Babiš and the Czech government
A Czech state agriculture fund released Agrofert’s subsidies again in April.
European Commission and Transparency International Czech Republic
The article says companies owned by a government member are barred from receiving subsidies under Czech and European law.
Given the scale and breadth of Babiš’s business activities, it is clear that his companies are among the largest subsidy recipients in the Czech Republic.
Its structure was never suitable for preventing his conflict of interest, as Transparency International Czech Republic has repeatedly stressed from the beginning.
Agrofert began receiving EU farm subsidies included in the reported total.
The European Commission published a report finding a conflict of interest between Babiš’s political office and his economic interests in Agrofert.
After Babiš’s party won the parliamentary election again, President Petr Pavel made Babiš’s appointment as prime minister conditional on his publicly explaining how he would address the conflict of interest.
The state agricultural intervention fund released all subsidies for Agrofert again, according to Seznam Zprávy as cited by n-tv.
The European Commission said it still did not consider Babiš’s conflict of interest resolved.
- EU farm aid received
- At least €200 million
- Period covered
- Since 2017
- Agrofert employees
- Around 29,000
- Employees in Czech Republic
- 18,000
- Trust named in article
- RSVP TRUST
Sources
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