According to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) assessment, the Czech Republic will not meet its commitment to spend two percent of gross domestic product (GDP) on defense this year. According to NATO, defense spending will amount to only 1.78 percent of GDP. This fact was confirmed by Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, who also criticized the previous government of Petr Fiala, which, according to him, failed to meet the commitment last year either. lidovky.cz ↗ denik.cz ↗
Fiala currently leads the opposition Civic Democratic Party (ODS) after the cabinet ended following the elections. Babiš emphasized that his government will continue negotiations with NATO and is trying to address the situation. The relevant figures from NATO highlight the problem faced by many alliance member states — the inability to reach the set two-percent target for military spending relative to GDP. idnes.cz ↗ forum24.cz ↗
Deficient defense spending is becoming a pressing issue in the context of the security situation in Europe. Experts from NATO point out that security and peace require investment and sufficient defense capacity. Czechia thus faces pressure to increase military spending in order to meet its international commitments to the alliance and thereby contribute to strengthening the collective defense of its members. ekonomickydenik.cz ↗ seznamzpravy.cz ↗
Czechia will not meet its NATO defense spending commitment, alliance confirms
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Andrej Babiš
Předseda hnutí ANO
23.10.2026
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Hodnocení výsledků senátních voleb
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Andrej Babiš
Premiér Česka
01.10.2026
„Je to předvolební mítink"
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Andrej Babiš
Premiér Česka
25.06.2026
„Rozhodnutí respektuji, ale je absurdní."
Po tom, čo Ústavný súd nariadil vláde umožniť prezidentovi účasť na summite NATO.
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Andrej Babiš
Premiér Českej republiky, predseda hnutia ANO
11.04.2026
„Volba stability je dôležitejšia ako kedykoľvek predtým"
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Černý pasažér NATO? Česko nesplní výdaje 2 procenta HDP na obranu
ekonomickydenik.cz
| 12:03 26.04.
"Přišly čísla z NATO!" Babiš přiznal, Česko závazek nedodrží, Fiala ho prý také nesplnil
blesk.cz
| 11:40 26.04.
Babiš: Česko ani letos nesplní závazek vydat dvě procenta HDP na obranu
denik.cz
| 11:36 26.04.
Česko závazek dvě procenta HDP na obranu nesplní, hlásí Babiš. Aliance uzná méně, než vláda reportuje
forum24.cz
| 11:34 26.04.
Fialova vláda závazek NATO neplnila, my budeme dál jednat, řekl Babiš
idnes.cz
| 11:52 26.04.
Česko letos podle NATO nesplní závazek na výdaje na obranu, řekl Babiš
lidovky.cz
| 11:32 26.04.
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