Government better at drawing on EU funds than president claims, says minister

Finance Minister Andrej Babiš says President Miloš Zeman is mistaken in criticising the Czech government’s accomplishments when it comes to making use of available European Union funds. Mr. Babiš said on Czech Television on Sunday that the country had missed out on a potential CZK 26 billion to CZK 30 billion in the period from 2007 to 2013, not CZK 35 billion as the president recently stated. The minister said Mr. Zeman was badly informed and that his government, which came to power almost two years ago, deserved praise for its achievements in drawing on EU money.

Author: Ian Willoughby