The Antalya meeting laid the groundwork for decisions expected at the June summit in The Hague. Czechia will continue to support strengthening collective defence and fair burden-sharing within the Alliance. 

Discussions centered around a proposal by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, calling on Allies to adopt a more ambitious goal: by 2032, NATO members should spend 5% of GDP on defence – with 3.5% allocated to direct military expenditure and 1.5% to related investments such as infrastructure, research, civil protection, and cyber security. 

“The NATO target of 2% of GDP was set in peacetime. But these are no longer peaceful times. Our government has committed to raising defence spending to at least 3% of GDP by 2030, and we must be ready to go even further. Russia is and will remain NATO’s greatest threat. That is why we must significantly enhance our defence capabilities to keep our people safe,” said Minister Lipavský.