Germany's Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has alerted Chancellor Olaf Scholz about a €4.5–6 billion shortfall in the defense budget, risking not meeting NATO's spending target. The Bundeswehr faces personnel shortages and underfunding, struggling to increase troop numbers and lacking operational equipment.
Bundestag warns of personnel shortages and underfunding in German military https://t.co/bVDdN4iRfK https://t.co/UCMId1B5JW
Official report warns German military is aging & shrinking Germany’s armed forces are facing significant personnel problems as military struggles to win new recruits, according to damning report presented to parliament The German military still has “too little of everything” https://t.co/wyOgeSWFRI
JUST IN - Germany's military is facing significant personnel problems as the ranks age and the armed forces struggle to win new recruits, according to a damning report presented to parliament — dpa
🇩🇪 German military is facing an "enormous personnel problem", with its goal of increasing troop numbers to 203,000 by 2031 from the current 181,000 difficult to achieve. "In terms of equipment, the Bundeswehr is not yet fully operational," added Hoegl, citing a lack of… https://t.co/06eLZLL6kZ
⚠️ GERMAN MILITARY NEEDS 'SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENTS', OFFICIAL SAYS Full Story → https://t.co/pkfwEWstAM The German military still lacks sufficient equipment and personnel despite a 100 billion euro special fund set up following the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, the… https://t.co/pusqFGhlOC
Germany struggling to fund defense budget – Bild The country will reportedly be unable to reach NATO’s military spending target next year https://t.co/Urvp1EdIP1 https://t.co/ZRDAHdZPHN
🇩🇪🚨‼️ The German Ministry of Defense announced a financial “hole” of 6 billion euros. “Boris Pistorius is sounding the alarm in the government: the Bundeswehr will be short up to six billion euros next year! If the troops do not receive more money, Germany risks not meeting… https://t.co/DZsM7DOz37
#WATCH 🔴 #Germany's Defense Minister Boris Pistorius informed Scholz about a shortfall of €4.5–6 billion in the defense budget, according to Bild. Meanwhile, in #Berlin, people are taking to the streets in a demonstration with the slogan "Peace instead of war mongering!" https://t.co/RvO0E2pzVH
#WATCH 🔴 #Germany's Defense Minister Boris Pistorius informed Chancellor Olaf Scholz about a shortfall of €4.5–6 billion in the defense budget, according to Bild. Meanwhile, in #Berlin, people are taking to the streets in a demonstration with the slogan "Peace instead of war… https://t.co/Bkww3gacMb