EUROMIL, together with the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) and the Brussels chapter of Women in International Security (WIIS) is organising a transatlantic seminar entitled: "Mission Critical: Diversity & Inclusion Best Practices for the Security Sector". Mission Critical will focus on diversity and inclusion (D&I) best practices for militaries, police forces and defence companies. We will seek to raise awareness among stakeholders of the transatlantic security community and the Brussels based international organisations about the importance and…
Find out more »Workers representation through trade unions and professional associations is one of the key concept of today’s European democracies. While most workers have the possibility to organise themselves in trade unions and associations according to their professional field of activity, one group of workers faces serious problems and is even denied its right of association in some European countries: the military personnel. As umbrella organisation of European military trade unions and professional associations, EUROMIL strongly believes that governments and society owe…
Find out more »The event will focus on relaunching the SAFE concept through PESCO and will focus on two issues, namely medical care and common training. The SAFE process which stands for “Synchronised Armed Forces Europe” was adopted in a European Parliament Resolution on the European Security Strategy and ESDP on 19 February 2009. Although the concept has not been much used since then, it involved the increase of cooperation among national armed forces so that they would become synchronised including for what…
Find out more »The event is organised with the kind support of the Members of the European Parliament Ivo Belet and Clare Moody. While all European states send their militaries on military missions, the efforts to harmonize the pre-, during and after deployment care remain quite limited. Especially with regards to medical care, it seems surprising that military personnel who comes back from the same CSDP mission is treated differently – depending on the home country of the soldier. Even though the symptoms…
Find out more »A policy discussion on “Evolving security responses in a changing environment: opportunities and challenges” is organised by the European Organisation of Military Associations (EUROMIL) and the Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA) to address some of the emerging security needs and how the international community is responding. Actors from across the spectrum will discuss the changing roles of armed forces, the risks and opportunities attached to blurring lines with development and humanitarian responsibilities as well as the civilian-military cooperation. Please…
Find out more »This event is the second in the series "Overcoming Obstacles on the Way Towards a European Army" jointly organised by the Friedrich-Naumann-Foundation for Freedom (FNF) & EUROMIL. Placing armed forces under democratic control is one of the major achievements of Western democracies in the last century. Parliamentary oversight mechanisms were established with the aim to hold armed forces democratically accountable towards state and society and make sure that their deployment is controlled by elected authorities. Closer security and defence cooperation on a European…
Find out more »This event is the first in the series "Overcoming Obstacles on the Way Towards a European Army" jointly organised by the Friedrich-Naumann-Foundation for Freedom (FNF) & EUROMIL. Every national military organisation has throughout history developed a unique culture. This is being expressed in terms of the citizen’s and employee’s rights of the individual soldier, the steepness of hierarchy, the focus of training, the exercise of leadership and the experience of combat, just to name a few. Whereas a national military culture is…
Find out more »In the framework of Debating Security Plus, organised by Friends of Europe, EUROMIL will host a rapid fire chat on 27 September 2017 at 10h00 on the topic of “The Social Dimension of the Armed Forces". Governments and society owe a duty of care towards their military personnel. Soldiers are called upon to make sacrifices, risking health and life in the service of the nation and the international community. Servicemen and -women deserve in return fair treatment, respect and to be…
Find out more »Due to the financial and economic crisis state budgets are cut down, demographic changes lead to a situation in which the number of older people retiring exceeds the number of younger people entering the workforce: These developments put pension systems all over Europe to a serious test. Not only national governments, but also the European Institutions understood the importance of creating sustainable pension systems. While discussions mostly make a difference between employees, self-employed and civil servants, the specific situation of…
Find out more »The European Organisation of Military Associations (EUROMIL) and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) are pleased to invite you to a side-event on Armed Forces and Freedom of Religion or Belief on Thursday, 14 September 2017, from 8h15 to 9h45 in Warsaw. The side-event will take place in the framework of the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting, Europe's largest annual human rights and democracy conference. OSCE participating States have committed themselves to ensure freedom of…
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