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Sweden to reintroduce military conscription for both sexes
By EUobserver
Sweden's centre-left government is expected to formally decide on Thursday to reintroduce compulsory military service from 2018, eight years after it was abolished. Approximately 4,000 18-year-olds of both sexes are expected to be called to service each year. "We have had difficulties in staffing the military units on a voluntary basis and it must somehow be addressed," defence minister Peter Hultqvist told public service radio SR.