Outright fraud is rare, officials said. A Times investigation found that the program helped underwrite oligarchs, mobsters and far-right populists.
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We Just Wanted to Talk E.U. Farm Policy. Why Was Someone Always Looking Over Our Shoulders?
The European Union conceals data showing where billions in subsidies go. So we needed a workaround.
In the Largest Protests in Decades, Czechs Demand Resignation of Prime Minister
Prime Minister Andrej Babis has called accusations against him lies and has said he would not be ousted by protests, no matter the size.
Protesters Fill Prague Square Again, in New Struggle for Country’s Soul
A movement that started six weeks ago as a relatively contained protest has grown into something broader and possibly harder to control.
Czech Coal Mine Explosion Kills at Least 13
Fire and smoke forced rescue workers to turn back, so the number of casualties was unclear. It was the nation’s deadliest mining disaster since 1990.
Scandal Around Billionaire Prime Minister Leaves Czechs in Limbo
Andrej Babis, a bombastic populist, survived a no-confidence vote after his eldest son claimed to have been abducted to silence his testimony in a fraud case.