EU halts Agrofert subsidies; Czech agency weighs next steps

The European Commission has suspended part of EU subsidies to Agrofert, a conglomerate linked to Czech politician Andrej Babiš, but the Czech payment agency continues disbursing funds while deciding how to proceed. The situation involves a conflict-of-interest dispute over subsidy eligibility. This matters as it tests EU enforcement of rule-of-law conditions on member-state fund distribution.