News From Germany: Climate Crisis, Afghanistan, Veteran Care & More
Evacuees from Kabul sit inside a military aircraft in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on August 17, before reaching their final destination in Germany/Marc Tessensohn/Bundeswehr/Getty Images Bundeswehr administrative assistance in the flood disaster areas in Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia Following the devastating floods in the west and south-west of Germany on 15 July …
Greek Military: Ready, Willing and Able…?
PFEARFU sent a letter to the political leadership of the Ministry of Defence and to Members of the National Parliament concerning the fact that the Armed Forces (AF) are continuously used for services that do not fall under their authority and obligations; more precisely, on 19 August, the Minister of …
Climate Emergency: Montenegro Air Force Keep Citizens & Landscapes Safe
Article in original language (Montenegrin) below. Montenegrin Army Air Force helicopters spent over 130 hours in the fight against fires in Montenegro, dropping tens of tons of water. Three Bell 412 helicopters extinguished flames from the North to the South of the country, thus saving the lives and households of …
Transposition of the Whistleblower Protection Directive: Experiences from Greece
Whistleblowers play a democratic role in our society by reporting or disclosing information on a threat or harm to the public interest in the context of their work-based relationship, whether in the public or private sector. Protecting them is a matter of fundamental rights because it is based on freedom …
Climate Emergency: Bulgarian Armed Forces Response
The Bulgarian Armed Forces perform tasks related to the maintenance of readiness and preparedness and performing humanitarian assistance and rescue activities. Based on these tasks, military personnel of the Bulgarian Land Forces and Air Forces provide support in extinguishing the wildfires which have recently occurred in difficult-to-reach areas in the …
Climate Emergency: Climate Challenges and the Danish Defense
The Danish emergency preparedness is built around the Danish Emergency Management Agency, the Home Guard, the police and the military. (The Home Guard and the Danish Emergency Management Agency belong to the Ministry of Defence’s area of responsibility). For instance, soldiers from local barracks have helped in floods by supplying …
Climate Emergency: Deployment of Belgian Military During Flooding
During the night of 14 July, the water level of the River Meuse in the southern part of Belgium and its tributaries rose rapidly. Many inhabitants spoke of a tsunami. Residents of a dozen or so municipalities were taken by surprise and fled in a hurry. Others were stuck in …
‘Stati Generali’ of Military Trade Unions: Equal Rights for All Italians
On 13 and 14 July 2021, 18 Italian military associations joined in Rome for the first ever high-level meeting of Military Trade Unions, organised by EUROMIL’s member association ASSODIPRO. In his speech, Emmanuel Jacob, the President of EUROMIL, underlined the importance of implementing trade union rights in the Italian armed …
Portuguese Professional Military Associations Remember 1974 Revolution
Each year, on 25 April, the Portuguese Professional Military Associations commemorate the revolution from 25 April 1974. It was the military hand in hand with the people of Portugal that ended the decades long dictatorship. Como é tradição, as Associações Profissionais de Militares (APM), desfilaram na Avenida da Liberdade por …
The Consequences of Inadequate Cyber Defence
Stock Photo: Simon Elbeck / Forsvarsgalleriet EUROMIL’s Danish member association, HKKF, published an article on the consequences of states having inadequate cyber defence structures in place. The article highlights the risks to national security as essential infrastructures within states are vulnerable to well executed cyber attacks where there is no …