Demanding Fairness: Equal Hazard Pay for Military Personnel
The Panhellenic Federation of Armed Forces Unions (PFEARFU) expresses its profound disappointment over the exclusion of military personnel from the hazardous and unhealthy work allowance, which is currently provided to civilian employees working under the same conditions. Despite repeated protests, this unjustifiable discrimination continues to persist. The letter highlights that …
Ursula von der Leyen’s second term: opportunities and concerns for European Defence
EUROMIL’s vision for a stronger European Defence Ursula von der Leyen has been re-elected for a second term as President of the European Commission, securing her position with 401 votes in favor out of 707 total ballots cast on 18 July 2024. While EUROMIL supports von der Leyen’s plans to …
AUGC’s historic achievement: The Spanish Congress of Deputies admits the reinstatement of the expelled civil guards.
On 11 July 2024 a historic milestone has been reached for the Unified Association of Civil Guards (AUGC), and for the whole EUROMIL family: First Sergeant José Morata, founding member of AUGC, and the rest of the civil guards expelled from the Corps in the early nineties for their fight …
ITAMIL Union stands firm against unjust contract
The ITAMIL Army Union (Italy) has taken a strong stance against an unfair contract that fails to meet the needs of state servants. ITAMIL launched an online survey on 20 July 2024, at 9:30 PM to gauge member sentiment about the current resources and support for military personnel. The survey, …
Position Paper on Armed Forces & Migration
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Military Trade Unionism in Italy: Murder or Suicide?
Let’s try to get the picture of what follows without going into details. What is it about? In 2017, the Italian forestry corps was integrated into the Carabinieri and therefore placed under military status. Consequently, members of the forestry corps lost the right to form and join trade unions. As …
EUROMIL Lodges A Complaint Against Portugal
On 11 May 2021, EUROMIL, in support of its Portuguese member associations, namely the “National Sergeants Associations” (ANS), the “Association of the Officers of the Armed Forces” (AOFA) and the “Association of Enlisted” (AP), launched a complaint against Portugal at the European Committee of Social Rights for violating Articles 5 …
EUROMIL held its 123rd Presidium Meeting and 6th Congress
Delegates elect a new Board and discuss racism and far-right extremism at the 123rd Presidium Meeting and 6th Congress of EUROMIL. On 22-23 April 2021, over 60 delegates from EUROMIL member associations across Europe participated in the 123rd Presidium Meeting and 6th Congress of EUROMIL. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, …
Post-patriarchal security: inclusion and equity for the other 55%
On 18 March 2021, Friends of Europe, in partnership with the European Organisation of Military Associations and Trade Unions (EUROMIL), Women In International Security (WIIS) Brussels, the Brussels International Center (BIC) and the U.S. European Command, organised a panel discussion on inclusion in the security and defence sector, entitled “Post-patriarchal …
Conscientious Objection to Military Service for Professional Soldiers
While the right to conscientious objection is recognized in international standards and legislation, only a limited number of European countries grant the status of conscientious objector to professional members of the armed forces. The right to conscientious objection is provided for through Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human …