News From Greece
Justice for Healthcare Staff PFEARFU welcomes the response of the Ministries of Finance, National Defense and Health to the Federation’s relevant proposals for the inclusion of the staff of the Military Hospitals of the Army Share Fund Nursing Institution (NIMITZ) and the 251 General Aviation Hospital in the beneficiaries’ category, …
Post-patriarchal security: inclusion and equity for the other 55%
On 18 March 2021, Friends of Europe, in partnership with the European Organisation of Military Associations and Trade Unions (EUROMIL), Women In International Security (WIIS) Brussels, the Brussels International Center (BIC) and the U.S. European Command, organised a panel discussion on inclusion in the security and defence sector, entitled “Post-patriarchal …
Launch of the Compendium on Human Rights of Armed Forces Personnel
A recording of the event is now available to view here. On 5 March 2021, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance (DCAF) launched the Compendium of standards, good practices and recommendations on Human Rights of Armed Forces Personnel. The Compendium presents …
Attacks against PFEARFU Secretary for Gender Equality
EUROMIL is deeply worried about the recent immoral and sexist attacks against the newly appointed Secretary for Gender Equality of its Greek member association, the “Panhellenic Federation of Armed Forces Unions” (PFEARFU). The organisation has been informed that the Secretary for Gender Equality of PFEARFU had been the victim of …
Gender Pay Gap: End the Secrecy!
On 25 February 2020 the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) organised a gathering in front of the European Commission and the Council to highlight their demand to “end the secrecy” over pay. ETUC’s Deputy General Secretary Esther Lynch said: “The principle of equal pay for equal work has been enshrined …
Debating Security Plus Report 2019
The report of the seventh edition of Debating Security Plus (DS+), a global online brainstorm that aims to yield concrete recommendations to global security challenges, has just been published. Managed by the think-tank Friends of Europe, the 2019 edition of DS+ focused on the changing nature of warfare and its …
Inclusive Security Forces @ OSCE HDIM 2016
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 …