The European Union should use its funds to purchase American weapons for Ukraine, a Czech security expert has suggested, following Washington's decision to pause military aid to Kyiv.

The Health Ministry warns that funding for Motol University Hospital could be forfeited if a corruption case violated EU financial interests.

Charges against the suspects include corruption, subsidy fraud, damage to the EU's financial interests and money laundering.

A core group of 16 suspects have been charged with corruption, subsidy fraud, damaging the financial interests of the EU and money laundering. View on euronews

Heavy dependence on the manufacturing and automotive sectors, as well as close links to the German economy, pose serious risk to Czechia.

Czech police detained 22 people and carried out 46 searches linked to suspected corruption at the country's biggest hospital involving 160 million euros ($167.50 million) in European Union (EU) funds,

If the EU wants to be taken seriously on the world stage, it must become stronger economically and militarily, Fiala said.

Czech officials uncover alleged multimillion-dollar fraud scheme at top hospital, arresting 22 in EU funds probe.

Czech police detained 22 individuals and conducted 46 searches related to a suspected corruption scheme at the nation's largest hospital. The scandal involves the misuse of €160 million in EU funds and 16 people face charges,