The German government has agreed to call up all 18-year-old men for military medical examinations after weeks of tense political negotiations. While the coalition Government has decided against a new ...

The issue of forcing citizens to serve in the military is back as the war between Russia and Ukraine grinds on.

The Bundestag (German parliament) has voted in favor of a bill that would increase the size of the armed forces to about ...

Germany's Bundestag on Friday approved a landmark military service law as thousands of school students walked out of ...

The change means that all 18-year-olds in Germany will be sent a questionnaire from January 2026 asking if they are ...

Under the changes, young adults in Germany will be handed out a questionnaire from January 2026, asking them whether they ...

Germany's parliament has voted to reintroduce voluntary military service, but getting Gen Z recruits could prove tricky.

It is snowing, and 16-year-old Carlotta is standing on the vast military training ground in Grafenwöhr watching a howitzer ...

On 5 December, the Bundestag passed a law reforming military service. From 2026, the new regulations will require male German citizens residing in Germany who have reached the age of 18 to complete a ...

Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, has voted to introduce voluntary military service, in a move aimed at boosting national ...