As a follow-up of the "Roundtable on the role of military associations in the Baltic countries and Eastern Region" organised by EUROMIL in cooperation with OSCE ODIHR in June 2016, EUROMIL wishes to focus on the situation in Estonia. The roundtable aims at bringing together the relevant stakeholders in Estonia to discuss possible ways of setting up associations for military personnel in the country and involving them in a social dialogue with the authorities. This event is by invitation only.…
Find out more »EUROMIL is planning, together with the OSCE/ODIHR, several country visits in the second week of May 2017 to discuss democratic armed forces and fundamental rights and freedoms of military personnel with Parliaments, Governments and Ombudsmen. Targeted countries are Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Croatia where military personnel enjoy the right of association in their legislation but where nothing has been arranged in practice. Please contact the EUROMIL Office for further information.
Find out more »Dear guests, EUROMIL is pleased to invite you to the public part of its 115th Presidium Meeting, where keynote speeches will be followed by a panel discussion on "Complaint mechanisms in EU-led missions" on 21 April 2017 from 9h to 13h25 at the Hotel Berlin, Berlin (Hotel Berlin, Berlin, Lützowplatz 17, 10785 Berlin, Germany). Programme Friday, 21 April 2017 09h00-10h00 - Keynote speeches Emmanuel Jacob, President EUROMIL André Wüstner, Chairman, DBwV Ursula von der Leyen, Minister of Defence, Germany 10h00-10h15 -…
Find out more »While fundamental rights and freedoms are recognized for military personnel in international legislation, these rights are still restricted in a number of countries, which negatively affects the protection of military personnel, their moral and loyalty and progress towards democratic armed forces. Together with a limited number of participants from the Ministry for Kosovo Security Forces, the Assembly of Kosovo, the Ombudsperson of the Republic of Kosovo and other relevant actors, EUROMIL would like to discuss standards, experiences and best practices…
Find out more »EUROMIL is an official partner of the March for Europe and will participate with a delegation. For more information, please visit the website of the March for Europe or contact the EUROMIL Office via euromil@euromil.org
Find out more »While the EU Working Time Directive 2003/88/EC is applicable to military personnel, servicemen and -women are still excluded from any working time regulation in several EU Member States. Finding solutions to this breach of EU labour law is a fundamental necessity. The meeting will aim at exchanging experiences and best practices as well as discussing challenges and eventually provide guidelines on how to implement the EU Working Time Directive in the European armed forces. The event will particularly focus on…
Find out more »Dear guests, EUROMIL is pleased to invite you to the public part of its 5th Congress and 114th Presidium Meeting, where keynote speeches will be followed by a panel discussion on "Women in the armed forces" on 21 October 2016 from 9h to 13h15 at the International Auditorium (International Trade Union House, Boulevard du Roi Albert II, No. 5 / 2, B-1210 Brussels). Programme Friday, 21 October 2016 09h00-10h00 - Keynote speeches Emmanuel Jacob, President EUROMIL Ambassador Marc Michielsen, Director for…
Find out more »In the framework of the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM 2016), EUROMIL will organise a side-event on Inclusive Security Forces on Wednesday, 28 September 2016 at lunchtime in Warsaw. Participation in the event is free of charge. However, participants must register by 15 September 2016 on the registration page of the meeting. For further information on the HDIM 2016, please consult the webpage of the meeting. Participants interested in the side-event organised by EUROMIL may also inform EUROMIL of…
Find out more »With the increasing instability outside the European Union’s external borders, the spill-over of violence and returning fighters are reaching the European Union and civilians are the first target. With threats still being pronounced against member states, the terrorism alert is elevated and people feel less secure. Europe has now reached a stage where the line between what is “internal” and “external” security has been blurred with the changing security situation. In order to protect the public and prevent further attacks,…
Find out more »While the right to freedom of association and related rights are recognized for military personnel in international legislation, these rights are still restricted in a number of countries, which negatively affects the protection of military personnel, their moral and loyalty and progress towards democratic armed forces. The meeting in Riga will aim at fostering dialogue between representatives of national political and military authorities and representatives of military associations and unions. In countries where military unions and associations do not exist,…
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