Input from EUROMIL and CESI in Preparation of the European Council Meeting of June 2015 on Security and Defence
“New threats, new challenges, new commitments!” Input from EUROMIL and CESI in Preparation of the European Council Meeting of June 2015 on Security and Defence. Please click here to read the document
The pieces are there, Europe needs to bring them together!
The pieces are there, Europe needs to bring them together! Some days ago the General Affairs Council discussed the draft agenda of the European Council that will take place on 25-26 June 2015. The European Council will discuss “Security challenges”, i.e. the review of the 2003 European Security Strategy, a …
French Bill on the Military Program 2014/2019
French bill on the military program 2014/2019 A chapter of the bill concerns the creation of professional military associations in France. On 20 May 2015 the bill was adopted by the Council of Ministers and will be discussed by the parliament in the first week of June 2015. Once the …
NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Budapest
The 2015 spring session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (NATO PA) took place in Budapest (Hungary) from 15 to 18 May 2015. The NATO PA brought over 300 parliamentarians from the 28 NATO member countries from North America and Europe together, as well as delegates from partner countries and observers, …
The Position of the President of SOVCG
Reputation and Responsibility The reputation of the armed forces of Montenegro (AFoM) and their members is not protected by an armour that cannot produce information on illegal actions, corruption, mobbing and crime of individuals holding high positions, but by institutional openness, responsibility and legal actions taken by the command staff. …
A Soldier is not a Police Officer
Based on an economicist idea, and that of international criminal activity, drug traffic and terrorism deserve a more energetic, qualified and efficient combat. Defence has been advanced to entrust the internal security to the armed forces. In the first place, it should be assured that the armed forces in Portugal …
A Soldier Standing as Candidate for Top Position in the Danish Trade Union Movement
EUROMIL’s Vice-President, Flemming Vinther, is running for the presidency of the Danish Confederation of Trade Unions (LO), when Denmark’s largest employee organisation holds its Congress in October this year. Flemming Vinther is the President of the Union of Enlisted Privates and Corporals in the Danish Army (HKKF). He is now …
The Belgian Defence Strategic Plan: A Complex Jigsaw Puzzle
In April 2015, the Belgian Ministry of Defence will present its Strategic Plan for the next 15 years. The military trade union ACMP-CGPM warned the Minister of Defence against some important aspects for the future. The main difficulty is the financial instability. The Belgian Defence has been struggling with a …
Biggest Step in the History of the German Armed Forces
The German Federal Parliament (Bundestag) passed the “act to enhance the attractiveness of employment in the German armed forces” The 26th February 2015 was a good day for the German armed forces. After the first reading in January and the deliberations of the involved committees, the Bundestag passed the “act …