German lawmakers approve plan to attract more military recruits that stops short of conscription
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FILE - New recruits of the German Army Bundeswehr attend a ceremony to take their oath in front of the North Rhine-Westphalia state parliament in Duesseldorf, Germany, on Sept. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius speaks during a meeting about conscription of the German Parliament in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Dec.5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius speaks during a meeting about conscription inthe German Parliament in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Dec.5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attends a meeting of the German Parliament in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Dec.5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)A demonstration with the mask of German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius attends a protest against the planned possibility of compulsory service in front of the German parliament in Berlin, Germany , Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
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FILE - New recruits of the German Army Bundeswehr attend a ceremony to take their oath in front of the North Rhine-Westphalia state parliament in Duesseldorf, Germany, on Sept. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
