Supporting Ukraine: EUROMIL’s meeting with PromoteUkraine
On 30 May, EUROMIL met with a delegation of veterans of Promote Ukraine, a non-profit civil society and advocacy organization for Ukraine. The meeting was welcomed by Emmanuel Jacob, EUROMIL’s President, who highlighted how EUROMIL in the past had Ukrainian and Russian organisations as members. In 2017, contact was re-established …
EUROMIL welcomes the European Parliament adoption of the “EU Rapid Deployment Capacity, EU Battlegroups and Article 44 TEU: the way forward” Report
The European Parliament adopted, on 19 April 2023, the “EU Rapid Deployment Capacity, EU Battlegroups and Article 44 TEU: the way forward” Report. EUROMIL welcomes the recommendations made by the European Parliament and supports the further European defence integration. It is important to note that the report underlines the need …
EUROMIL welcomes the progress made in the one year implementation period of the Strategic Compass
The EU Strategic Compass for Security and Defence adopted in March 2022, aims at guiding the EU through the right direction to anticipate threats and challenges, become more resilient and a stronger partner. Congruent with the implementation report, the past year a plethora of developments took place to enhance EU’s …
EU-NATO 3rd Joint Declaration: Interview with EUROMIL’s President, Emmanuel Jacob
Mr Jacob, you are the president of EUROMIL, the European Organisation of Military Associations and Trade Unions. Being an expert for security and defence topics, we are sure you have been looking forward to the recent joint declaration on NATO-EU cooperation. Are you satisfied with the results? Have some aspects …
An overview of the year’s developments in EU defence, and the participation of EUROMIL’s President at EMI European Chats
On 12 December 2022, the President of EUROMIL, Emmanuel Jacob, participated at the European Movement International (EMI) European Chats, to discuss current geopolitical issues, as the war in Ukraine, the strengthening of the EU common, security and defence policy (CSDP), climate change and the Conference on the Future of Europe …
Defending Essential Workers’ Trade Union Rights: Final Conference
On Thursday 22 September 2022, EUROMIL, EPSU and EuroCOP held the final conference as part of the project on Strengthening and Defending Trade Union Rights in the Public Sector in Skopje, North Macedonia. The conference was the final event of a two-year, European Commission-funded project that has been investigating the …
“Threat Multiplier” and Innovation Engine – EUROMIL reacts to the challenges posed by climate change
These articles are part of EUROMIL’s fiftieth anniversary commemorations. The original article was written by Michael Rudloff in German. You can read it here. In the new Strategic Concept adopted at the NATO summit in Madrid on June 29, 2022, the defense alliance recognizes climate change as a “decisive challenge of our …
Strategic Compass: the Future for European Defence and integrated Armed Forces?
Strategic Compass: the Future for European Defence and integrated Armed Forces? The Strategic Compass[1] represents a roadmap that will guide the EU through challenges and threats for the years to come, and towards a stronger and more integrated Europe of Defence, able to act autonomously when needed and with partners …
How EUROMIL Overcame the ‘Iron Curtain’
These articles are part of EUROMIL’s fiftieth anniversary commemorations. The original article was written by Michael Rudloff in German. You can read it here. The European Organisation of Military Associations (EUROMIL), in the context of the collapsing Warsaw Pact, assisted soldiers in organising themselves against the resistance for social and political …
The Long Fight for the Right of Association of Soldiers in Europe
These articles are part of EUROMIL’s fiftieth anniversary commemorations. The original article was written by Michael Rudloff in German. Since it was founded, EUROMIL has campaigned within the European institutions for the rights of European citizens in uniform. With the founding of the umbrella organisation EUROMIL, the participating soldiers’ associations …