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Pedro Sánchez has launched one of the strongest speeches of his legislature in Congress this Wednesday. In the midst of global geopolitical transformation, with the return of "Russian imperialism" and the new direction of the United States under Donald Trump's mandate, the President of the Government has called on Europe to react. "We can no longer assume that the United States is going to protect our skies, our infrastructures and our borders. …

Almost half of people in the Czech Republic consider the current two percent share of defense spending to be sufficient. A third of Czechs want an increase above two percent of gross domestic product (GDP). This was found in a survey conducted in February by the Median agency for Czech Radio - Radiožurnál and Czech Radio Plus. The survey also shows that four out of five Czechs would not volunteer for the army if the Czech Republic or another NAT…

If the Czech Republic or another NATO state were invaded, four out of five Czechs would not volunteer for the army. This is according to research data from the Median agency.