Czech Republic likely to miss NATO defence-spending target, PM tells FT

FILE PHOTO: Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis speaks during a press conference with Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico in Studenka, Czech Republic, March 31, 2026. REUTERS/Radovan Stoklasa/File Photo

May 31 (Reuters) - The Czech ⁠Republic will "probably" miss NATO's target to boost military spending ⁠to 2% of gross domestic productthis year, Prime Minister Andrej ‌Babis said in an interview published on Sunday.

"We will do our best" to meet the pledge, Babis told the Financial Times, but he said his government ​was grappling with a budget shortfall due ⁠to overspending by his ⁠pro-EU predecessor.