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 "title": "Germany's Defence Cabinet Approves a Compellable Reserve Toward 200,000 and Fast-Track Military Construction",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/germany-reservestaerkungsgesetz-compellable-reserve-200000-infrastructure-law/",
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 "published": "2026-07-01T13:53:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-07-29T18:54:49.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBerlin, 1 July 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * On 1 July 2026 Germany's defence cabinet, meeting in the Bendlerblock under Chancellor Friedrich Merz with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte as guest, approved three measures at once\n * The Reservestärkungsgesetz abolishes “double voluntariness” and creates graduated compulsory call-ups to grow the reserve to at least 200,000 by 2033, alongside a planned active force of 260,000\n * An infrastructure-acceleration law amends ten statutes to speed m",
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