Source: Politico
“Germany may need to turn to compulsory measures to get more soldiers into the ranks of its depleted military, say senior lawmakers from Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservatives. The government is drafting legislation to revitalize a shrinking Bundeswehr, but so far efforts to recruit more troops have relied on voluntary measures. Now, senior conservative lawmakers are warning that may have to be backed up by a return to the draft.” (06/09/25)
https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-military-ranks-friedrich-merz-draft-parliament-defense