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Germany Approves Draft Law Requiring Young Men to Answer Voluntary Military Service Survey

Germany wants to adopt a stronger defense policy in response to the Ukraine–Russia conflict, raising questions about conscription, which was abolished in 2011.
Germany Approves Draft Law Requiring Young Men to Answer Voluntary Military Service Survey
A soldier fires a machine gun from a Leopard 2 tank at the Bundeswehr tank battalion 203 at the Field Marshal Rommel Barracks in Augustdorf, Germany, on Feb. 1, 2023. Martin Meissner/AP Photo
Owen Evans
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Germany’s cabinet has approved a draft law requiring young men to respond to a survey about their willingness to serve in the German military.

The country is seeking to boost troop numbers to meet NATO obligations without reinstating conscription, which was abolished in 2011.

Owen Evans
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Owen Evans is a UK-based journalist covering a wide range of national stories, with a particular interest in civil liberties and free speech.