Studenții germani ies în stradă împotriva serviciul militar obligatoriu. Manifestații în 100 de orașe • Newsweek România

Over 45,000 students in Germany protested against mandatory military service, with demonstrations in over 100 cities. The protests were triggered by the government's medical evaluations for 18-year-olds, including those uninterested in military service. Organizers demand an end to mandatory evaluations and the new military service law, which requires young men to complete a questionnaire assessing their interest in joining the armed forces. Critics fear this signals a gradual return to compulsory military recruitment. The new law aims to address personnel shortages in the military, which currently has around 186,400 active soldiers, with plans to increase to over 260,000 by 2035.