We can pin it on Ivan.” The ministry paid out €1 million for work without a contract, and they wanted to blame Bartoš
The case surrounding the digitalization of the building permit process is being reopened: This May, the Ministry of Regional Development (MMR) paid €1 million to the company Principal Engineering for work on the “Builder’s Portal” — without a tender and without a contract. The company pushed for a swift payment, and internal communications revealed a plan to “pin it on Ivan Bartoš,” even though he had not been at the ministry for six months. Minister Petr Kulhánek (STAN) defended the payment as a settlement following a “verification” of the work. However, he did not specify how the verification was carried out.