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Compulsory Military Service: SPÖ Calls for "Middle Plan"

Summary by Der Standard AT
The six-month basic service is not to be extended, but mandatory two-month exercises are to be reintroduced, the SPÖ proposes. ÖVP pocht on extension, Neos on strengthening the militia

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The dispute over the reform of the military service in Austria provides for a lasting political blockade, in which an agreement is currently not in sight. How much service to the general public should the young generation in the present time be expected? Reason for the current dispute is a new advance of the SPÖ: The military service should remain at six months and the civil service at nine months, each supplemented by two months mandatory exerc…

·Vienna, Austria
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Defence officer Laimer: Do not extend military service, but "attract". Compulsory two-month exercises are to be introduced again to strengthen the militia. FPÖ: "Not thought to end".

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The six-month basic service is not to be extended, but mandatory two-month exercises are to be reintroduced, the SPÖ proposes. ÖVP pocht on extension, Neos on strengthening the militia

·Vienna, Austria
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In the debate on the extension of compulsory military service, the SPÖ proposes a "6+2" model.

·Vienna, Austria
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In the debate surrounding the extension of conscription, the SPÖ (Social Democratic Party of Austria) is advocating for a "centrist plan." The SPÖ told the APA news agency that of the three parties, "two are facing each other with maximalist demands," referring to the ÖVP (Austrian People's Party) and NEOS (The New Austria and Liberal Forum). The SPÖ is now proposing not to extend military service, but rather to make it more attractive. To stren…

VIENNA. The SP speaks for the model 6+2, the VP looks like movement, but the neos slow down.

·Linz, Austria
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ORF.at News broke the news in Vienna, Austria on Sunday, May 31, 2026.
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