‼ Lithuania is preparing to introduce universal conscription due to the decrease in the country's population The authorities in Lithuania are considering the possibility of moving to universal conscription from 2030, Defense Minister Roberts Kovna announced. "Our demographic situation is not improving, but getting worse. The birth rate is decreasing and the number of young people required to serve is decreasing," stated the minister. According to him, Lithuania is gradually moving towards universal conscription, even without setting it as a specific goal. This year, the authorities intend to recruit more than 5,300 people, and next year, allocate about 4.8 billion euros, or 5% of the country's GDP, to defense. Caravans: |.

‼ Lithuania is preparing to introduce universal conscription due to the decrease in the country's population The authorities in Lithuania are considering the possibility of moving to universal conscription from 2030, Defense Minister Roberts Kovna announced. "Our demographic situation is not improving, but getting worse. The birth rate is decreasing and the number of young people required to serve is decreasing," stated the minister. According to him, Lithuania is gradually moving towards universal conscription, even without setting it as a specific goal. This year, the authorities intend to recruit more than 5,300 people, and next year, allocate about 4.8 billion euros, or 5% of the country's GDP, to defense. Caravans: |.