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 President of PFEARFU-ΠΟΜΕΝΣ, Ilias Kollyris, from the White Tower in Thessaloniki, delivered a strong message of unity, responsibility, and determination for the future of Armed Forces personnel. Speaking before thousands of military, police, firefighters, and coast guard members, he stressed that participation was not symbolic but an act of …
On 27 August 2025, the German Federal Cabinet adopted the draft Wehrdienst-Modernisierungsgesetz (Modernization of Military Service Act). The initiative is presented by the German government as a key step to strengthen the Bundeswehr’s personnel base and to move closer to NATO’s long-term capability targets. The draft law focuses on the …
AUGC reports to the UN the lack of protection and violation of rights of a female civil guard who was a victim of sexual violence within the institution AUGC reports to the United Nations the inaction of the Civil Guard, which left a victim of sexual violence unprotected and violated …
In Ukraine, our colleagues from the Military-Security Trade Union are actively contributing to a clear and constructive vision for the employment of veterans. Their work is rooted in a simple but essential principle: the veteran’s will to work must be the starting point. Veterans want to work, and it is …
