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…
Find out more »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 -…
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