German students strike and protest over new military service law | DW News

Germany's parliament has just pushed through two major - and contentious - reforms. A revamped military service scheme aimed at boosting numbers in the armed forces - and a PENSION overhaul that patches today's gaps, while postponing hard choices. These issues have sharpened a broader generational debate about the sacrifices being asked of young Germans for a system they feel isn't investing in their future. Outside the Bundestag, that frustration was unmistakable.

00:00 Pensions and military service divides Germany
02:00 Quentin Gärtner a former head of the organization that represents school students across Germany and member of Germany's Green Party talks to DW.

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Post from DW News on December 05, 2025

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