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Germany Could Implement Mandatory Conscription To Meet NATO Targets
A compromise may finally be emerging in the dispute over SPD Defense Minister Boris Pistorius’ planned conscription law in Germany. The governing coalition and Pistorius appear close to a deal on the controversial lottery system, four weeks after the uproar that pitted the defense minister against his own parliamentary group. The ambitious target of 5,000 new recruits per year set by Pistorius is impossible to reach just by volunteers, so Berlin…
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius says an agreement on conscription reform, which has been dragging on for months, could be reached within days. The governing coalition has been in intensive negotiations for weeks. Pistorius and Chancellor Friedrich Merz say the army needs a fundamental transformation because Germany is in a “dangerous transitional period.”
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