7th ICOAF
The 7th International Conference of Ombuds Institutions for the Armed Forces (ICOAF) on “the role of ombuds institutions for the armed forces in democratic societies” was held in Prague (Czech Republic) from 25 to 27 October 2015. The 7th ICOAF was co-hosted by the Czech main Inspector for Protection of …
Meeting on the Situation of Military Personnel in Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain
On 15 October 2015, EUROMIL organised a meeting on the situation of military personnel in Southern Europe, more particularly in Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain, before its Presidium Meeting which took place on 16-17 October 2015 in Brussels. The President opened the meeting by welcoming participants and presenting international …
Follow-up training session 2014-2015
On 14 October 2015, EUROMIL organised, with the support of I. Costantini (Trainer, ETUI) a follow-up and closing session of the Training Session 2014-2015 for “younger and weaker associations” at the International Trade Union House in Brussels. This and other meetings took place in the framework of the 112th Presidium …
NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Stavanger (Norway)
The 61st annual session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly was held in Stavanger (Norway) from 9 to 12 October 2015. It was the fourth time that Norway hosted the NATO PA. Previous sessions took place in 1987, 1994 and 2009. The NATO PA brought together 243 delegates from the 28 …
EUROMIL Participated in the OSCE HDIM 2015
EUROMIL participated in the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) 2015, which took place from 21 September to 2 October 2015 in Warsaw. Like every year in autumn, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) hosted the HDIM in Warsaw. The HDIM is Europe’s largest annual human …
EUROMIL held its 112th Presidium Meeting in Brussels
The 112th Presidium Meeting of EUROMIL was held in Brussels on 16 and 17 October 2015. Over 60 delegates representing 24 associations from 17 countries participated in the meeting. The Presidium, which meets twice a year, is composed of the Board of EUROMIL and one appointed delegate per member association. …
EUROMIL Press Release – Situation of Military Personnel in Italy
EUROMIL Press Release Situation of Military Personnel in Italy The European Organisation of Military Associations (EUROMIL) is an umbrella organisation composed of 40 military associations and trade unions from 25 countries. It is the main Europe-wide forum for cooperation among professional military associations on issues of common concern. EUROMIL strives …
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 …