At the end of the year, it is a tradition to look back at the past as well as to look forward to the future and make some good intentions known towards the coming year. I do not intend to do so in detail, but I would just like to briefly focus on a few key topics. 2019 was expected …
The Fair Defence Pay Campaign About the campaign EUROMIL observed in recent years, but most notably in the first half 2019 that military personnel’s salaries and allowances, linked to working conditions and problems with recruitment and retention are high on the agenda of almost all its members. The continued decreasing of defence budgets in recent years has affected military salaries …
On 6 December 2019, the Italian military association ASSODIPRO, in collaboration with the National Federation of Professional Nursing Orders (FNOPI), organised a conference in Perugia on “Military and Civil Nurses: Synergies for a Dual Systemic Use of the Profession”. The aim of the conference, which was chaired by Chief Marshal Antonio Gentile, was to emphasize the need to establish operational …
Abstract - The Belgian armed forces annually face a loss of both male and female military personnel. Many issues, such as the archaic legacy system and the choice to start a family in the current military situation, play a major role in military-career choices. The Belgian armed forces today are losing talent. Up to 6% of the men and women between the …
Abstract - On 4 December 2019, the newly established gender equality secretariat of PFEARFU held the first official meeting with the head of the Greek General Secretariat for Gender Equality and Vice-President of EPP Women, Ms Maria Syrengela. The Greek delegation discussed the proposal to institute one special day of leave per year for the female military personnel, in order to perform …
Abstract - Between 27-29 November 2019, the Pan-Hellenic Federation of Armed Forces Unions (PFEARFU) organised an informative tour in Northern Greece. The Greek delegation organised a panel discussion in co-operation with the local military associations of Thessaloniki and Eastern Macedonia and Thrace. The subjects discussed were: the salaries, pensions, rank progress of the NCOs, allowances, healthcare issues, working time directive etc. The …
Abstract – Between 12-15 November 2019, the Pan-Hellenic Federation of Armed Forces Unions (PFEARFU) organised an informative tour in Lesvos island. The Greek delegation met with local political and military leadership. They organised a panel discussion and a workshop in co-operation with the local military association to discuss about the problems of the military personnel. The President was also interviewed by …
