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8 months ago
The new military service plan will mandate all 18-year-old men to fill out a questionnaire on their suitability to serve.
Trump administration targets European antifa groups as ‘global terrorists’ ○
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a story from Al Jazeera 🚨 › Al Jazeera English
US State Department labelled four groups, from Germany, Greece and Italy, as 'specially designated global terrorists'.
US designates four European anti-fascist groups as terrorist threats ⊖⊖
State department claims groups in Germany, Italy and Greece ‘conspiring to undermine foundations of western civilization’
The US state department has announced that it will designate four European sel…
Merz tells Zelenskyy Ukrainian men should stay home and fight ○
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a story from Politico EU ✅ › Politico EU
The number of young Ukrainian men coming to Germany has risen sharply since Kyiv relaxed exit rules.
Germany decides against conscription to replenish post-cold war military ⊖
New voluntary recruitment model is hoped to attract young people into forces in the face of growing Russian threat
The German government has decided against a new system of compulsory military service…
Germany inches closer to bringing back mandatory military service ⊕
The newly negotiated compromise, released on Thursday, makes the registration and medical screening of all males over 18 mandatory. A questionnaire will also become compulsory where each applicant mu…
Marina Lewycka, British-Ukrainian author, dies aged 79 ⊕
The writer, who was born in a refugee camp in Germany after the war, won the Wodehouse prize for comic writing for her debut A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
The British-Ukrainian novelist Mar…
In the Taliban's shadow: Why Germany failed to help all local hires ⊖
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Halima worked for the German Air Force in Afghanistan. Today, she lives in fear of the Taliban and has received no response from Berlin.
Germany 'moves towards military conscription, with lottery for over-18s to make up numbers in the army' ⊕
Pistorius has estimated that between 3,000 and 5,000 additional conscripts will be needed each year from 2026 onwards to maintain the country's military readiness.
Germany’s ruling parties strike new military-service deal ⊕
Conservatives and Social Democrats agree on a hybrid model mixing voluntary service with limited compulsory measures.
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