
Students strike across Germany in protest against military service
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School strikes are taking place across Germany to protest against the possible reintroduction of compulsory military service.
德国各地正在发生学校罢工,抗议可能重新实行义务兵役制。
One of the organisers of the strike, Bela Breitner, from School Strike Against Compulsory Military Service said the federal government was "serious about gradually reintroducing compulsory military service".
罢工的组织者之一、反对义务兵役制学校罢工的贝拉·布莱特纳表示,联邦政府“认真考虑逐步重新引入义务兵役制”。
At one protest in Hamburg, demonstrators waved flags and held up banners emblazoned with the words "We won't take part in your wars".
在汉堡的一次抗议活动中,示威者挥舞旗帜,举起写有“我们不会参加你们的战争”的横幅。
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has made boosting Germany's military a priority following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
俄罗斯入侵乌克兰后,德国总理弗里德里希·梅尔茨将增强德国军事实力作为首要任务。
A new law introducing voluntary military service came into force in January, with the aim of recruiting volunteers to increase the number of soldiers.
一项引入志愿兵役的新法律于一月份生效,旨在招募志愿者以增加士兵数量。
However, if the security situation worsens or if too few volunteers come forward, a form of compulsory military service could be considered by Germany's Parliament, the Bundestag.
然而,如果安全局势恶化或自愿参军的人太少,德国议会联邦议院可能会考虑采取某种形式的义务兵役制。
Under the law, all 18-year-olds in Germany are being sent a questionnaire asking if they are interested and willing to join the armed forces.
根据该法律,德国所有 18 岁青少年都会收到一份问卷,询问他们是否有兴趣并愿意加入武装部队。
One protester, 16-year-old Elias Bernhard, from Hamburg, said that the responses to the questionnaires "show that young people do not want to join the Bundeswehr [Germany's armed forces]".
来自汉堡的 16 岁抗议者埃利亚斯·伯恩哈德 (Elias Bernhard) 表示,调查问卷的答复“表明年轻人不想加入联邦国防军 (Bundeswehr)”。
"That is why I am out on the streets today. That is why we are serious about striking until compulsory military service is off the table. We will carry on."
“这就是我今天走上街头的原因。 这就是为什么我们认真对待罢工,直到不再考虑义务兵役制。 我们将继续下去。”
The questionnaire is mandatory for men and voluntary for women. All 18-year-old men will have to take a medical exam to assess their fitness for possible military service.
该问卷对于男性是强制性的,对于女性是自愿性的。 所有 18 岁男性都必须接受体检,以评估他们是否适合服兵役。
The organisers of the protests, say the trigger came after some 18-year-olds in the northern German towns of Kiel and Flensburg, were sent official invitations for medical exams, even though they expressed no interest in joining the army on their registration forms.
抗议活动的组织者表示,抗议活动的导火索是德国北部城镇基尔和弗伦斯堡的一些 18 岁青少年收到了体检的正式邀请,尽管他们在登记表上表示没有参军的兴趣。
The group says over a hundred demonstrations are planned across Germany, including in Kiel, Hamburg, Berlin and Frankfurt.
该组织表示,计划在德国各地举行一百多次示威活动,包括基尔、汉堡、柏林和法兰克福。
A spokesperson for the Defence Ministry told the BBC that under the law, the obligation to undergo a medical examination applies "to all men liable for military service who were born after 31 December 2007".
国防部发言人告诉 BBC,根据法律,接受体检的义务适用于“2007 年 12 月 31 日之后出生的所有应服兵役的男子”。
This also applies to people who have stated that they have no interest in compulsory military service. The spokesperson said that since July around 1,000 18-year-old men, who showed no interest in the army, have had the medical exam.
这也适用于那些表示对义务兵役不感兴趣的人。 该发言人表示,自7月份以来,已有约1000名对参军不感兴趣的18岁男子接受了体检。
During the Cold War, Germany, like many other European countries, had a large army. But it reduced its armed forces during the 1990s after the fall of the Iron Curtain.
冷战期间,德国和许多其他欧洲国家一样,拥有一支庞大的军队。 但在铁幕倒塌后的 20 世纪 90 年代,它削减了武装部队。
Germany's former Chancellor, Angela Merkel, ended compulsory military service in 2011.
德国前总理安格拉·默克尔 (Angela Merkel) 于 2011 年结束了义务兵役制。
But now, in the face of perceived threats from Russia and heavy pressure from Germany's traditional ally, the US, Merz has vowed to transform the Bundeswehr into Europe's strongest conventional army.
但现在,面对来自俄罗斯的明显威胁和来自德国传统盟友美国的巨大压力,默茨发誓要将德国联邦国防军转变为欧洲最强大的常规军队。
The Bundeswehr currently has around 186,700 troops. By the early 2030s, Germany wants to raise the number to 260,000, supplemented by around 200,000 reservists, in order to meet new Nato force targets and strengthen Germany's defences.
德国联邦国防军目前约有 186,700 名士兵。 到2030年代初,德国希望将人数增加到26万人,并辅以约20万名预备役军人,以满足新的北约部队目标并加强德国的防御。
Germany votes to bring in voluntary military service programme for 18-year-olds Germany agrees new military service plan to boost troop numbers
德国投票决定引入18岁青少年志愿兵役计划 德国同意新的兵役计划以增加部队人数
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