«Breaking News» German army ‘to recruit mercenaries from other EU countries’

Germany's military is drawing up plans to recruit nationals from other European countries as part of a drive to beef up the armed forces.

Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen announced plans to recruit Poles, Italians and Romanians, magazine Der Spiegel said, citing a ministry document.

The German military, or Bundeswehr, has stepped up its recruitment efforts as part of a broader reset following Russia's annexation of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014. Last year, Germany said it would increase the size of its armed forces to 198,000 active soldiers by 2024 from 179,000.

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Germany committed to boosting the size of its army from 179,000 to 198,000 troops last year

German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen (pictured at a CDU conference earlier this month) announced plans to recruit from other EU nations in ministry documents

Pressure on Berlin mounted again in July when U.S. President Donald Trump told a NATO summit that Washington could withdraw support for the alliance if Europe did not boost military spending.

According to the classified ministry document, some 255,000 Poles, 185,000 Italians and 155,000 Romanians, aged between 18 and 40, live in Germany - about half all foreign EU nationals.

If 10 percent of them could be interested in the Bundeswehr, that could generate 50,000 new applicants, it said.

It did not say if they would serve alongside Germans in regular regiments, or would form their on units akin to the French Foreign Legion.

There was no comment available from the ministry when it was contacted by Reuters.

 The German ministry plans to target other EU nationals already living in Germany and who have prior knowledge of the language

The Defence Ministry wants to limit the group of potential recruits to those who have already lived in Germany for several years and speak fluent German, Der Spiegel said.

Such limits would aim to minimise concern among other European Union countries about Germany luring their potential soldiers by offering better pay.

The ministry had sounded out defence attaches in other EU countries about the plan in recent months with 'very different results', Der Spiegel said, with Eastern European countries particularly worried about the impact on their own recruitment.

Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz told the magazine that military service was 'closely tied to nationality'.

To help attract new recruits, the Bundeswehr is also targeting youngsters in Germany, where the army remains a sensitive career choice more than 70 years after World War Two.

Pressure has been growing on Germany and several other EU nations to increase their defence commitment after US President Donald Trump's warnings earlier this year

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