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Babiš Called for Joint Missile Defense. However, a Similar Program Is Already Underway in Europe.

Summary by Novinky.cz
Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) called for the creation of a joint European missile defense program at the Prague Defense Summit. He called it Euro Patriot. However, an anti-ballistic missile initiative already exists in Europe. In July, it was initiated at the Paris summit by French President Emmanuel Macron together with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. However, the Czech Republic did not join the initiative.

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The Czech Republic supports Selenskyj's idea of a common European air defense. Prime Minister Babiš proposes a "Euro Patriot".

·Berlin, Germany
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Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) called for the creation of a joint European missile defense program at the Prague Defense Summit. He called it Euro Patriot. However, an anti-ballistic missile initiative already exists in Europe. In July, it was initiated at the Paris summit by French President Emmanuel Macron together with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. However, the Czech Republic did not join the initiative.

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Andrei Babish convinces his European partners to focus on an Israeli-type project.

·Kyiv, Ukraine
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Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš proposed the creation of a European missile defence system inspired by "Israel's Iron House. The system would be named "Euro Patriot".

·Romania
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The idea of building a purely European air defense makes strategic sense, but it is still far from a finished system, says analyst Vlastislav Bříza in an interview for iDNES.cz. He is reacting to Thursday's statement by Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, who called for the creation of a joint European missile defense program, Euro Patriot. The expert explains why a modern missile defense shield must not be created as a competitor to NATO and what spec…

·Čestlice, Czechia
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Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis proposed on Thursday the creation of a European missile defence system under the name "Euro Patriot," according to the Israeli anti-aircraft shield model "The Iron House, informs EFE, notes Agerpres. "We have to learn from the war in Ukraine and look for solutions, especially in the area of defense against ballistic missiles," said Andrej Babis in opening [...]

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Česká televize broke the news on Thursday, September 17, 2026.
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