Those who wish will be able to start a professional career in the active military, Macron said. AdvertisementThe planned defense budget for the 2026-2030 period includes an additional expenditure of over 2 billion euros for the national service, Macron said. Germany is redoubling its efforts to attract more recruits, notably via a new voluntary military service. It isn’t considering a return to universal military service, but rather a reserve system. Ten EU countries have compulsory military service: Austria, Cyprus, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, and Sweden.
