Conscientious objection in the European Union

WHAT IS THE STATUS of Conscientious objection in the European Union ?

Excerpt: Only in the EU Member States Netherlands, Germany and Britain exists a right to conscientious objection for professional soldiers. None of the other 24 EU Member States know this basic right. This is in contradiction to the resolution of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, which concluded in 1998 that “that persons performing military service may develop conscientious objections”.

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