CROATIA REINTRODUCES MILITARY SERVICE AS FEARS OF WAR SPILLING OVER FROM UKRAINE RISE
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27.10.2025


Euronews (24 October 2025)

By Gavin Blackburn

 

Croatia's Defence Ministry said the aim is to teach young people basic skills and knowledge that are "needed in crisis situations, so they would contribute to national security."

Croatia's parliament voted to reintroduce compulsory military service on Friday against a backdrop of heightened tensions in Europe following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Lawmakers approved legal changes in a 84-11 vote and with 30 abstentions in the 151-member parliament.

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