Former Czech PM Babis on trial over EU subsidy fraud

PRAGUE, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Former Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis stood trial here on Monday over his alleged involvement in subsidy fraud.

At issue in the case is whether Babis and his former advisor Jana Nagyova unlawfully received about 50 million Czech crowns (2.07 million U.S. dollars) in European Union (EU) subsidies over a decade ago to build a conference center, known as the Stork's Nest, near Prague