Defence Policy - Union Criticises Military Service Bill by Spd Minister Pistorius

Deutschlandfunk

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The draft law of Defense Minister Pistorius on military service is rejected by the Union. Union faction vize Röttgen spoke of "serious deficiencies". Substantial improvements are needed.

Zeit Online

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CDU faction vize Norbert Röttgen sees "serious deficiencies" in Boris Pistorius' military service law. Among other things, he lacks concrete figures and time limits.

epochtimes.de

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Norbert Röttgen criticized the draft of the Military Service Act, saying it lacks the NATO goals to which Germany has committed itself. It also lacks concrete figures and timelines for when Berlin must achieve which goals.

berliner-sonntagsblatt.de

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Norbert Röttgen (CDU), the CDU/CSU parliamentary group's deputy leader in the Bundestag responsible for defense and foreign policy, criticized serious deficiencies in Defense Minister Boris Pistorius' (SPD) draft of the Military Service Act and called for substantial improvements. "This is a significant law for Germany's defense capability and the fulfillment of a coalition promise," Röttgen told the "Welt" newspaper (Monday edition). "Therefore…