International Report - In Croatia, the Return of Two-Month Military Service Divides

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Nearly 20 years after the abolition of military service, the Croatian government has reintroduced conscription for a whole age group in mid-March. For now, only boys aged 19 are covered by the measure, or 5,000 conscripts per year. In three years, they should be 18,000. In order not to scare young people, the service is limited to a period of two months, paid very correctly: 1100 euros per month. Caution motivated by the weakness of the availabl…