Czech Republic revamps its defense spending

Azernews.Az

25 August 2025 19:21 (UTC+04:00)

The Czech Republic has already allocated most of the 1.5 percent of GDP designated for defense under the June NATO agreements, according to Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský. Speaking at a meeting with ambassadors in Prague, Lipavský explained that last year, defense spending amounted to approximately 1.28 percent of GDP, and future increases will be gradual—around 0.2 percent annually, Azernews reports.

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