The OSCE-ODIHR, DCAF and EUROMIL are pleased to invite you to their web-based seminar which will focus on the topic of “COVID-19 and the Military Personnel’s Right to Health” on Thursday 28 May at 13:30 PM CEST. The duration will be approximately one hour. Participation will be ensured through Q&As. With COVID-19 the military has been called up to supplement civilian health emergency response measures across the OSCE during the past months at an unprecedented scale, performing tasks unaligned with traditional military training and…
Find out more »As in previous years, EUROMIL is a logo partner of the Berlin Security Conference - 18th Congress on European Security and Defence. This year's conference will be held from 26-27 November in Berlin under the title "Europe and its external challenges - a 360° approach in uncertain times". For more information, please check the conference website.
Find out more »The European Organisation of Military Associations and Trade Unions (EUROMIL) is pleased to invite you to the public part of its 120th Presidium Meeting, this means opening and keynote speeches followed by a panel discussion on “Military recruitment and retention and their relationship with salaries” on Friday, 25 October 2019. Programme: Friday, 25 October 2019 10h00 – 10h30 Official Opening of the 120th Presidium Meeting Opening speech by: Emmanuel Jacob, President, EUROMIL Keynote speech by: t.b.d. 10h30 – 12h15 Panel…
Find out more »Responding to the impact of a changing climate on international, regional, national, environmental and human security requires an all-of-society / all-of-government approach. The conference will use a multi-stakeholder, multi-level approach to help further raise awareness of the climate-security nexus and highlight the role of the defence community in assessing the risks to stability and peace, the role of civil-military cooperation in climate change mitigation and adaptation, and the role of state and non-state actors in addressing the implications of climate…
Find out more »A joint event by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) & the European Organisation of Military Associations and Trade Unions (EUROMIL) Armed forces all over Europe are facing recruitment challenges. One of the possible solutions to these shortages might lie in recruiting EU-nationals. Only Belgium and Ireland have fully opened their national armed forces to EU-citizens. Other countries restrict the career options of non-nationals in the armed forces or open their military for citizens of former colonies or countries…
Find out more »The Italian General Confederation of Labour (CGIL) and EUROMIL will convey a meeting on military trade unionism on 18 June 2019 at 10h at the national seat of the CGIL in Rome. While Italy is in the process of reforming its system of military representation and finally granting military personnel the right to freedom of association, the event will aim at sharing experience and best practices regarding military trade unionism and social dialogue in the armed forces, as well as…
Find out more »This fifth edition of GMF's transatlantic best practices convening will be held under the auspices of German Minister of Defence Dr. Ursula von der Leyen, in cooperation with EUROMIL, Deutscher.Soldat. e.V., and Women in International Security - Germany. The goal is to provide a leadership development and exchange opportunity for key personnel and stakeholders to gain new strategies for diversity and inclusion (D&I) management in security contexts. Given rapid demographic change, as well as new security requirements, it is imperative…
Find out more »Together with the Permanent Representation of Belgium to NATO and the Joint Delegation of Canada to NATO, EUROMIL will co-host a panel discussion on "Integrating LGBTQI Perspectives in Allied and Partner Armed Forces" on Thursday 6 June from 10h to 13h at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels. The panel discussion will be organised as a side-event taking pace in the framework of the Annual Conference of the NATO Committee on Gender Perspectives (NCGP). The aim of the side-event is to provide…
Find out more »An online discussion organised by the European Organisation of Military Associations and Trade Unions (EUROMIL) and hosted by Friends of Europe on Debating Security Plus (DS+), June-July 2019 The principle of non-discrimination as well as the right to privacy are enshrined in a number of international human rights instruments. However, while some countries have adopted laws and policies to promote equality and non-discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in the security sector, others are still reluctant to recognize…
Find out more »EUROMIL and the EPC are jointly organising this event. The event will address three topics of discussion. The first part is dedicated to building a comprehensive understanding of the emergence of new technologies in the security & defence sector. The second part of the workshop aims to investigate and discuss the link between new technologies and the skills required for the jobs of tomorrow in the security & defence sector. Finally, the workshop will end with a discussion about the…
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