Tag: conscription
Not just conscription: How the Swedes defend their country
As of: December 28, 2023 1:44 p.m Germany is debating whether to reintroduce compulsory military service. Sweden initiated the turnaround in 2017. The general duty of service also helps with…
Greens against compulsory military service – Högl for “relaxation”
As of: December 28, 2023 8:34 a.m Compulsory military service like that until 2011 is not up for debate – but some form of service for young people is. While…
Bundeswehr: Military Commissioner: The conscription debate needs to be relaxed
The debate about compulsory service in the Bundeswehr and civil authorities is not going anywhere. New concepts are needed in order to have enough soldiers and civilian helpers, says the…
Personnel shortage in the Bundeswehr: Compulsory military service is back – as a debate
As of: December 26, 2023 9:44 a.m Does Germany need conscription again? In times of war in Europe and an acute shortage of personnel, Minister Pistorius believes that different models…
Ukrainians in Germany do not have to return to their homeland. – Politics
Ukraine’s problems in mobilizing soldiers to repel the Russian invasion will have no practical consequences for Ukrainians living in Germany, according to Federal Justice Minister Marco Buschmann. “It will not…
Ukraine: “No discussion about new conscription mechanism”
As of: December 21, 2023 3:39 p.m According to its own statement, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry currently has no plans to draft Ukrainians living abroad into the army. The ministry…
Defense: Esken rejects Pistorius’ call for conscription
defense Esken rejects Pistorius’ proposal for compulsory military service SPD leader Saskia Esken speaks out against the return to compulsory military service. photo © Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa The Bundeswehr is…
"Oncoming traffic": "A piece of social cohesion": Augstein and Blome argue about conscription
Since Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, there have been increasing calls in Germany for a return to compulsory military service. The journalist Jakob Augstein and ntv/RTL political director Nikolaus…
War in Ukraine, live: Voldymyr Zelensky dismisses all regional heads of military conscription – Le Monde
War in Ukraine, live: Voldymyr Zelensky sacks all regional chiefs of military conscription The world War in Ukraine: Zelensky dismisses all regional chiefs of military conscription Le Figaro War in Ukraine: President…
Ukraine News: Russia raises age limit for conscription into the army
Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency have discovered anti-personnel mines on the outskirts of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, which is occupied by Russian troops. During an…