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Editorial

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118th EUROMIL Presidium in Budapest

118th EUROMIL Presidium in Budapest

On 12 October 2018, about 80 delegates from 23 member and observer associations of EUROMIL came to Budapest, Hungary for the 118th Presidium Meeting. EUROMIL holds Presidium Meetings twice every year. The Presidium approves the policy of the Board and provides impetus for the prospective further development of EUROMIL policy. It decides on the accession of member associations and approves …

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EUROMIL Activities

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EUROMIL Releases Recommendations in View of the European Elections

EUROMIL Releases Recommendations in View of the European Elections

During its 118th Presidium Meeting, EUROMIL released recommendations for policy makers, politicians and interested civilians in the view of the upcoming European elections in May 2019. The recommendations suggest concrete steps which could be taken to enhance the situation of military personnel all over Europe. Policies and regulations are needed to harmonize and enhance medical care, legal security and protection, training, …

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70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

In 2018, we celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Representing military personnel from all over Europe, EUROMIL is celebrating this important anniversary as well. As umbrella organisations of European professional associations and trade unions of military personnel, fundamental freedoms and human rights are at the centre of our work. We often see military personnel deployed …

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Social Dimension of European Defence: Interview with the Director of the Europe in the World Programme at the Egmont Institute Prof. Dr. Sven Biscop

Social Dimension of European Defence: Interview with the Director of the Europe in the World Programme at the Egmont Institute Prof. Dr. Sven Biscop

In the past years, a huge emphasis has been put on the security and defence in Europe. New asymmetric threats such as terrorism, cyber-attacks, organised crime, human trafficking, and disinformation campaigns made security one of the biggest preoccupations of EU citizens. Nevertheless, when thinking of the EU defence sector, its social dimension is probably the last element one might consider …

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2nd Conference on Pension Systems for security personnel in the Visegrad Countries

2nd Conference on Pension Systems for security personnel in the Visegrad Countries

On 11 October 1018, EUROMIL organised the second on Pension Systems for security personnel in the Visegrad Countries in Budapest, Hungary. The conference was designed as a follow-up on the first conference which took place in September 2017. Participants in 2017 agreed that further work on the issue is needed. As the examples exchanged during the conference were all from …

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Roundtable on Military Trade-Unionism and Advancing Social Dialogue in Belgrade

Roundtable on Military Trade-Unionism and Advancing Social Dialogue in Belgrade

On 1 October 2018, EUROMIL had the pleasure to meet with representatives of Serbian military trade unions at an informal roundtable discussion focusing on the military trade-unionism and advancing the social dialogue. The meeting aimed at bringing together the relevant Serbian stakeholders to discuss the current situation in Serbia and explore possibilities for cooperation. Besides the local trade unions, the …

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Members' News

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Problems of Armed Forces Personnel and Solutions

Problems of Armed Forces Personnel and Solutions

Abstract - On Sunday, October 21st 2018 our second official conference was held in Larissa, on the topic "Problems of the Armed Forces personnel and solutions". The conference was co-organized by our five association members in Central Greece. Our distinctive participants analyzed the current situation in Greece and especially the important issues of pensions and salaries.  Our guests where in service …

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ATME Resorts to Tribunals to Claim the Right of Soldiers Overtime Compensation

ATME Resorts to Tribunals to Claim the Right of Soldiers Overtime Compensation

Abstract - The Association of Troop and Spanish Seamanship a Contentious Administrative officer has interposed, across his juridical office, in the Top Court of Justice of the Valencian Community. The denunciation is based on an excess of schedule of 646,5h on the year 2017 without any extras perceives economic compensation. The original article is available hereunder. For more information, please …

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ATME Demands Improved Armed Forces Wages

ATME Demands Improved Armed Forces Wages

Abstract - From the Association of Troop and Spanish Seamanship there is requested that the wages of the FAS treat each other as a state matter, with independence of the political sways and false electoral promises. The members of the FAS continue being the worse remunerated government employees, as it has demonstrated the Observatory of the Military Life. It joins …

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The Subcommittee of Defence Finishes the Illusions of the Military Men

The Subcommittee of Defence Finishes the Illusions of the Military Men

Abstract - “PP, PSOE, PNV and UPN” join not to give solution to the scale of Troop and Seamanship", assures Juan Carlos Tamame, president of the Association of Troop and Spanish Seamanship "ATME". In this report there is detailed that it is accepted to integrate the laws of Troop neither, neither to check his commitments, the limits of age are …

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PFEARFU Conference on Trade Unionism in the Armed Forces

PFEARFU Conference on Trade Unionism in the Armed Forces

Abstract - On Friday, September 21, 2018, at 16:30, the first official informative conference of the Pan-Hellenic Federation of Armed Forces Unions (PFEARFU) , after the establishment of our headquarters at the Ministry of National Defense, was held in Athens, on the topic "Trade Unionism in the Armed Forces - Present Situation and Perspectives". Our guests where in service military personnel, …

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Upcoming Events

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Berlin Security Conference 2018: 17th Congress on European Security and Defence

The Berlin Security Conference is one of the largest European security and defence policy events. The congress and exhibition, held every autumn since 2001 in Berlin, draw about 1 000 participants from European and non-European countries, the European institutions, and NATO. The 17th Berlin Security Conference will take place at the Vienna House Andel’s Berlin on 27 and 28 November …

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