On 26-27 October 2023, EUROMIL held its 128th General Assembly meeting in Spain (Madrid), hosted by our member association AUME. EUROMIL President, Emmanuel Jacob opened the conference by welcoming members while also thanked AUME for the cooperation in organizing the General Assembly meeting in Madrid. On 26 October, a panel …
The first live exercise (LIVEX) of the Rapid Deployment Capacity (RDC) took place 16-22 October 2023, in Spain. Nine counties (Austria, Spain, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Portugal and Romania) contributed with 2.800 military personnel, equipment, and strategic enablers. This exercise represents a historical moment of paramount importance with the aim …
Following the crisis in the plenary session of the Council on 28 September, EUROMIL calls upon the Government of Spain to ensure governance and rights for the civil guards within the framework of a police force such as the Civil Guard, which must evolve to adapt to the 21st century. …
From 6 to 9 October 2023, the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (NATO PA) gathered for its 69th Annual Session in Copenhagen. EUROMIL’s President, Emmanuel Jacob, participated at the Assembly. All 274 parliament members representing 31 NATO member states, along with approximately 100 members from around 25 partner countries and parliamentary bodies …
The integration of military values in Spanish democracy Article written by Fidel Gómez Rosa, Secretario de Formación y Relaciones Internacionales and former EUROMIL Board Member – @fidelgomezrosa on X SUMMARY The establishment of democracy in Spain is the result of a constituent process of political consensus in society. …
By Anne-Marie Snels, former AFMP Chairwomen Everyone remembers the dramatic images of August 2021, when the Taliban took over Afghanistan in record time and thousands of people tried to flee the country in agony via Kabul airport. Despite numerous warnings, the Dutch government took measures far too late, leaving many …
We need a Veterans Day! Strengthening veterans’ culture and policy in Germany is one of the goals the German Armed Forces Association is committed to. A clear demand could soon be implemented. In the past year and a half, Lieutenant Colonel (G) Marcel Bohnert has invited important multipliers from the …
From 19 to 22 September 2013, the Belgian Group of the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War (ISMLLW) organised the sixth ‘Silent leges inter arma?’ conference. This international conference brought together practitioners and academics active in the field of law, security and defence from a wide …
19-22 September, Rozewie (POL) Representatives of the Honvédszakszerwezet from the Republic of Hungary, the Union of Soldiers of the Vocational Army of the Czech Republic, the Union of Soldiers of the Slovak Republic and the Konwent Dziekanów Korpus Oficerów Zawodowych from the Republic of Poland met from 19th to 22nd …
Press release from PFEARFU: “A day of sadness and mourning for Greece and our Armed Forces, because of the accident that happened in Libya which resulted in the death of five of our colleagues in the humanitarian mission, as well as many wounded. They fell at the altar of duty. …
The AP got involved in the process of amending the e Statute of Military Personnel of the Armed Forces (EMFAR) , through several meetings at EMGFA and with the former Secretary of State for National Defence. AP considers that the changes introduced in Decree-Law 77/2023 of 4 of September, are …
GDPR friend or foe? Challenges exist in accessing and processing information under the GDPR (Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation)) for Dutch MOD personnel and union members. In the Netherlands the GDPR is known as the AVG (Dutch: Algemene Verordening Gegevensbescherming). The Dutch Government handles (y)our personal data with …
