May 22, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Conscription":
Politics: 14 Nov 11
German Chancellor Angela Merkel told a party congress of her conservatives on Monday that Europe was in perhaps its worst period since World War II but the crisis could offer a chance to make it stronger.
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Society: 1 Nov 11
The Federal Voluntary Service (BFD), which replaced the civilian national service alternative to military conscription, is finally managing to attract volunteers after a slow start, but there is still unease about the scheme.
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Analysis & Opinion: 31 Oct 11
Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives performed a dramatic U-turn this weekend by proposing a minimum wage in Germany. The Local’s media roundup explores the cause and implications of her party's leftward swerve.
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National: 26 Oct 11
The German government announced the biggest cuts in its military since the end of World War Two on Wednesday, closing or significantly scaling down more than 100 of its 400 bases and cutting 15,000 soldiering jobs.
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Society: 13 Oct 11
The Military History Museum in Dresden reopens this week after being completely revamped by star US architect Daniel Libeskind. Erin Huggins assesses the exhibition after the building’s stark transformation.
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National: 31 Aug 11
The German parliament's defence commissioner Hellmut Königshaus has said that “severe shortages“ in Bundeswehr equipment could risk soldiers’ safety.
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Education: 30 Aug 11
Germany’s affordable universities have long attracted foreign students, but free language and introductory classes could soon be a thing of the past. Erin Huggins explores the trend toward pricey preparatory courses.
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Education: 18 Aug 11
Students in Germany should start collecting receipts – a court has ruled their university costs can be offset against income taxes once they start working.
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Education: 11 Aug 11
An end to military conscription and growing interest in higher education mean German universities are about to be flooded with an unprecedented number of new students this autumn. Moises Mendoza reports.
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National: 22 Jul 11
The Bundeswehr has a new problem after moving from conscription to voluntary service: New recruits are quitting after just a few days military training.
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Society: 13 Jul 11
Charities and non-profit groups are battling to cope with a dramatic fall in the number of young recruits since civilian conscription was scrapped and replaced with a voluntary scheme, media reported Wednesday.
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National: 4 Jul 11
Germany’s armed forces has officially ended conscription, heralding a new era for the now all-volunteer Bundeswehr.
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Politics: 19 Jun 11
The majority of Germans want President Christian Wulff, who celebrated his 52nd birthday on Sunday, to weigh in on political issues more outspokenly, a new survey revealed.
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National: 18 May 11
Defence Minister Thomas de Maizière Wednesday outlined a broad reform of the German armed forces that will see troop levels slashed from 250,000 to some 185,000 in a bid to improve efficiency.
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National: 5 Mar 11
The resignation of former Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg has left confusion in the German government over his proposed army reform, with his successor announcing a review of the situation.
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Politics: 2 Mar 11
German Chancellor Angela Merkel reshuffled her cabinet on Wednesday, making Thomas de Maizière defence minister following Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg's resignation. Hans-Peter Friedrich will take over the Interior Ministry.
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National: 1 Mar 11
The German military could find itself short thousands of soldiers once conscription ends because few volunteers appear to be interested in signing up.
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Education: 15 Feb 11
German military officials are considering pursuing high school dropouts to fill the Bundeswehr's ranks following the end to conscription, a media report said Tuesday. But a plan to recruit foreigners is encountering resistance.
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National: 12 Feb 11
Foreigners living in Germany could soon be able to join the country's army, according to a proposal being put together by the Defence Ministry to make the new, professional fighting force more attractive.
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National: 24 Jan 11
The scandal over treatment of cadets on the Gorch Fock navy training ship widened Monday, when the father of a young woman sailor who drowned after falling from the ship in 2008 was demanding a fresh inquiry.
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National: 3 Jan 11
Germany’s final batch of military conscripts, some 12,000 young men, reported for duty on Monday, as the country moves toward a smaller, professional armed forces.
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Analysis & Opinion: 14 Dec 10
Not used to glamorous politicians, Germans are both dazzled and dismayed by Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg and his wife Stephanie. But Der Tagesspiegel’s Malte Lehming believes that might be changing.
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National: 11 Dec 10
With just months to go before military conscription is set to be suspended in Germany, the government is looking toward pay hikes and bonuses to encourage volunteers to join the armed forces, according to a Saturday news report.
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National: 23 Nov 10
The latest terror alert in Germany has sparked a debate over the country’s security structure, with law enforcement calling for help from the military to protect citizens, media reports said Tuesday.
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Politics: 23 Nov 10
Germany's defence minister said late on Monday that the government aimed to suspend military conscription from July 1 next year, calling it "responsible and right."
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Society: 22 Nov 10
Germany’s military urgently needs psychiatrists as a growing number of soldiers return home from foreign missions traumatised, according to a Monday media report.
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National: 26 Oct 10
Germany’s armed forces are in need of a radical overhaul, while the country's civilian defence bureaucracy is “substantially ineffectual,” a long-awaited official report has found.
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National: 19 Oct 10
Germany’s planned end to military conscription and its alternative Zivildienst public service could flood universities with up to 50,000 additional students next year, experts warned on Tuesday.
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Society: 27 Sep 10
The road is clear for conscription to be suspended after Angela Merkel’s conservatives agreed to the measure in an effort to modernize the Bundeswehr as a smaller, more professional force, officials announced Monday.
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Politics: 26 Sep 10
A year into the current government, Angela Merkel’s attempts to give her fractious coalition a fresh start seem destined to fail, stymied by regalvanised opposition to nuclear power and a bitter national row on immigration.
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Analysis & Opinion: 17 Sep 10
As Chancellor Angela Merkel fends off accusations her Christian Democrats have lost their conservative edge, Der Tagesspiegel’s Robert Birnbaum argues the party could probably use a new right-wing competitor.
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Society: 15 Sep 10
With military reforms set to end both conscription and its alternative Zivildienst public service, Family Minister Kristina Schröder said Wednesday that Germany should harness the power of its ageing population to fill the volunteer gap.
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Politics: 1 Sep 10
Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet signed off Wednesday on a hefty austerity package that critics say will hit the poorest hardest and could endanger Germany and therefore Europe's economic recovery.
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Politics: 29 Aug 10
Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg on Sunday defended plans to effectively end compulsive military service in Germany – and suggested new recruits should serve under a probationary status for six months.
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Society: 26 Aug 10
As Germany debates major military reforms that will likely put an end to conscription – and thus the alternative public service – conservative politicians are suggesting a new compulsory service programme for young adults.
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National: 25 Aug 10
Germany's parliamentary commissioner for the military on Wednesday criticised the government's plans to streamline the Bundeswehr, saying that “clear cutting” facilities would alienate soldiers from German society.
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National: 23 Aug 10
Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg said on Monday he planned to cut Germany's armed forces by one-third while scrapping compulsory military service.
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National: 22 Aug 10
Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg intends to get his planned reform of the armed services passed before the end of the year he said on Sunday – including the controversial axing of compulsory military service.
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National: 13 Aug 10
German Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg’s new model for the Bundeswehr includes ending conscription and reducing troops from 250,000 to 165,000 volunteers, a media report said on Friday.
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Society: 8 Aug 10
Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg's proposal to end conscription in Germany has the support of the majority of Germans, according to a new survey published Sunday.
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National: 31 Jul 10
A new survey suggests that Germans have not yet decided whether they would like to see the end of conscription.
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Politics: 24 Jul 10
After a short pause to digest the departure last week of Hamburg’s mayor Ole von Buest, the fighting within the two conservative parties has gathered pace again, with a concerted attack on Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg.
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National: 14 Jul 10
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle is pushing for a quick end to military service, which he said Wednesday could be scrapped before the next federal election in 2013.
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Politics: 7 Jun 10
Former Defence Minister Franz Josef Jung has reportedly blasted his successor‘s possible plan to cut the military budget by ending Germany’s conscription programme.
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Society: 18 May 10
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s centre-right coalition has agreed on the future of compulsory community service for young men who opt out of military conscription, a media report said on Tuesday.
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National: 31 Mar 10
The German government’s planned reduction of compulsory military service from nine to six months will end up costing the Defence Ministry an extra €26 million annually, according to a media report on Wednesday.
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National: 17 Mar 10
Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg is to bring forward the government’s scheduled reduction of compulsory military service from 2011 to this autumn despite criticism from the ranks, a media report said Wednesday.
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Analysis & Opinion: 16 Nov 09
Roger Boyes, Berlin correspondent for British daily The Times, believes German society’s fascination with authority belongs confined to where it once was lacking: the country’s military.
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Analysis & Opinion: 17 Jun 09
With massive education protests filling Germany’s streets, The Local’s Marc Young explains how the country can elegantly save its universities while offering students the chance to pay back society’s solidarity.
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National: 8 Apr 08
Almost half of all German men conscripted in the country’s armed forces are unfit to serve, according to report in Handelsblatt on Tuesday.
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