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,…
Find out more »Dear guests, EUROMIL is pleased to invite you to the opening session of its 112th Presidium Meeting and following panel discussion on ”How to conceive the future of European defence while respecting a social and human dimension?” on 16 October 2015 from 9h to 13h30 at the International Auditorium (International Trade Union House, Boulevard du Roi Albert II, No. 5 / 2, B-1210 Brussels). Programme Friday, 16 October 2015 09h00-10h00 - Official Opening of the 112th Presidium Meeting Welcoming speech…
Find out more »This event is by invitation only. Please register by email. Please contact the EUROMIL Office by email for any information concerning the event.
Find out more »The Right of Association within the Security Sector In the framework of the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM), EUROMIL, together with EuroCOP, will organise a side event on the "Right of Association within the Security Sector" on 23 September 2015 in Warsaw. “The Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM), Europe's largest annual human rights and democracy conference, is organized every year by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) as a platform for 57 OSCE participating States,…
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