Chancellor Friedrich Merz has unveiled a sweeping plan to strengthen the German armed forces and hinted that conscription could return if efforts to boost voluntary recruitment fail.

Le projet de loi, présenté mercredi en conseil des ministres, ne va pas assez loin pour la CDU/CSU qui veut rétablir la conscription obligatoire.

The bill introduces a voluntary military service similar to Sweden, where all school leavers are subject to military examination but only some eventually enter active service