Tag: Conscription
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Germany’s opposition moves to derail the first reading of a new military service law.
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A key AfD committee meets in Erfurt as the party clashes over bringing back conscription.
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Spain’s defence minister Margarita Robles ruled out reintroducing conscription, saying Spain will retain a professional military, as Germany pursues a draft law that could allow compulsory service under certain conditions. Speaking in Berlin alongside Germany’s defence minister Boris Pistorius, Robles said the central government would not bring back mandatory military service, contrasting Spain’s stance with…
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The Netherlands’ Ministry of Defence will send 17-year-olds a second conscription letter at the end of next month, inviting them to complete a questionnaire intended in part to bolster military recruitment, a plan confirmed after reporting by NU.nl. Participation in the survey is voluntary and aims to assess how teenagers view the armed forces while…
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Germany’s government is set to advance a new Wehrdienstgesetz that leans heavily on voluntary service to strengthen the Bundeswehr and expand its reserve. The plan targets an increase of 60,000 to 80,000 soldiers. Germany’s defence minister Boris Pistorius has indicated conscripts are chiefly intended to create a scalable reserve. From next year, a questionnaire will…