Robles Dismisses the Return to Spain of the 'Mili' as Promoted by Germany

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Before going to the meeting of EU Defence Ministers in Copenhagen, Defence Minister Margarita Robles has visited her German counterpart in Berlin, where she has rejected both an increase in defence spending and the return of compulsory military service. The contrast between the policies of Margarita Robles and Boris Pistorius, both Social Democrats, could hardly be greater. While Spain remains at 2% of GDP in defence spending, the minimum that a…

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Defence Minister Margarita Robles said this Thursday in Berlin that the Spanish government is not in favour of regaining military service, as it has...

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Yesterday Lola García wondered: “Could the military return?” and noted that “Spanish society hated the military.” On the same day Minister Margarita Robles ruled out that Spain reinstated compulsory military service as in Germany (although I understand that the German proposal speaks of “voluntary military service”, which is not exactly the same). Let us remember that the mandatory concept is the one that has marked the lives of millions of youn…

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The compulsory military service, better known in its colloquial form as the “mili”, has no intention of returning to Spain. The Ministry of Defence dismisses it at a time when, due to news from Germany, this subject is on the mouth of everyone, especially among the young. Depending on the year in which you were born, possibly the mili will bring you memories. For some, good memories. For others, not so happy. The mili represents a part of Spain’…

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