Fundamental rights should never stop at the gates of a barracks. Yet across Europe, military personnel still face restrictions on freedoms that are taken for granted by other workers. The Collective Complaints Procedure of the Council of Europe’s Revised European Social Charter offers organisations like EUROMIL the possibility to challenge …
The article was originally published by Friends of Europe. The notion of intersectionality first emerged in 1989 by legal scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw, who described it as “a prism for seeing the way in which various forms of inequality often operate together and exacerbate each other”. In other words, it acts as …
NATO’s crisis management procedures are clear: military forces may support civilian authorities in exceptional situations, but only as a last resort when other resources are exhausted. This principle is worth recalling at a time when, in the United States, the Pentagon is considering creating a dedicated force for handling civil …
The recent joined multi-movement declaration by ITUC and others and call to action, speaks of peace, freedom, equality, and social justice which are goals we all share. Furthermore, EUROMIL fully supports values such as human rights, decent work, and democratic societies. It is difficult to imagine anyone who would not …
The article was originally published by Politico. A new study by the European Movement International finds that while Europeans are increasingly sceptical with democracy, there is strong support for deeper EU cooperation on security and defence. Nearly half of respondents across seven major EU countries (Germany, France, Poland, Romania, Italy, …
The recent NATO Summit in The Hague and the European Council (EUCO) meeting in Brussels marked a significant shift in European defence posture. While reaffirming core principles such as collective defence and transatlantic unity, both summits were dominated by one clear message: defence spending must rise and fast. NATO Allies …
