Agrofert — corporate involvement in Czechia
Status: active. Linked to 2 cases: EU Subsidy Conflict of Interest ONGOING, Stork Nest (Čapí hnízdo) Case. 4 known connections.
Biography
Founded: 1993
Industry: Agriculture, food, chemicals, media
Owner: Andrej Babiš (via trust fund since 2017)
Employees: 30,000+
Companies: 250+ subsidiaries
Cases Involved
EU Subsidy Conflict of Interest ONGOING
Status: EU findings, Czech forced to return funds Issue: Babiš placed Agrofert in trust fund (2017) when becoming PM EU Commission ruled he retained "conflict of interest" Continued to benefit from decisions affecting company EU subsidies to Agrofert questioned EU Audit (2019): Found breach of conflict of interest rules Czechia ordered to return millions in EU funds Babiš denied wrongdoing
Stork Nest (Čapí hnízdo) Case
Farm removed from Agrofert structure (2007) Received €2M EU small business subsidy Returned to Agrofert after funding received Fraud prosecution (Babiš acquitted 2023, appeal pending)
Connections
Andrej Babiš (🇨🇿)
Founder/beneficiary
ANO Party (🇨🇿)
Political connection
EU Commission
Audit authority
Daniel Křetínský (🇨🇿)
Peer media owner