Social Democrat leadership calls meeting on Stork’s Nest scandal

The Social Democrat Party of prime minister Bohuslav Sobotka has called a meeting of the party leadership for Friday evening to discuss the scandal surrounding EU funds for the Stork’s Nest farm and conference centre of ANO leader Andrej Babiš. Calling the meeting, Sobotka said that the deputy prime minister had to address the issue of suspected misuse of 50 million crowns of EU funds. At a meeting of coalition parties on Wednesday no final conclusions were reached. Babiš later said he resented the smallest coaltion party, the Christian Democrats, pushing for answers and supporting a special meeting of parliament scheduled for March 23. The Social Democrats will also discuss at the meeting their stand on a new conflict of interest law.

Author: Chris Johnstone