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‘Crazy’ data rules hit German plans to boost army reserve

Summary by Financial Times
Reservists’ association says Berlin has lost contact with almost a million potential reservists

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Not only the number of active soldiers in Germany should rise strongly, but also that of the reservists. However, there is a big problem with the contact.

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The head of Russian diplomacy, Sergey Lavrov, said on Wednesday that the plans to strengthen the German army recently announced by Berlin were "very worrying", referring to the two world wars. ...

·Brussels, Belgium
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has set an ambitious goal: Germany must have the strongest army in Europe. The billions of euros in special funds needed for this are already available, but the plan is being held up by one obstacle: the German army, the Bundeswehr, cannot contact its nearly one million potential reservists.

·Budapest, Hungary
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Financial Times broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Tuesday, May 27, 2025.
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