AUGC Demands Trade Union Rights for Guardia Civil in Spain
On 26 October 2016 the “Asociación Unificada de Guardias Civiles” (AUGC) held its 7th Congress in Madrid, Spain. EUROMIL’s President, Emmanuel Jacob, and a delegation of EUROMIL’s Spanish member association AUME participated in the event. The main topic discussed during the opening speeches was the demand for trade union rights …
New Initiatives of AUME
Abstract – One of EUROMIL’s Spanish member organisations, AUME, published a press release to describe two initiatives it will bring forward in the days to come. First of all, on 26 October 2016, AUME will submit an official complaint to the Ombudsman. The complaint will raise the issue of military …
Solution of the Problem to Outsource Cleaning Services in Spanish Army
Abstract – The Spanish Council of Ministers authorized several exceptions in the implementation of the Order HAP / 1169/2016 of 14 July 2016. The latter had resulted in the termination of outsourced cleaning services in the facilities of the Spanish army. One of the exceptions made by the Council of …
Contingency Plan After Termination of Outsourced Cleaning Service in the Spanish Army
Abstract – The approval of the Order HAP / 1169/2016 of 14 July 2016 resulted in a situation, where the Spanish army is legally unable to hire outsourced cleaning services for its facilities. Awaiting a Council of Ministers decision to end this dilemma, the Directorate Quartering adopted general guidelines allowing the …
Discussion On Working Time In Spain
Abstract – The publication of the Order DEF/1363/2016 of 28 July 2016, concerning the working time and the work schedule in duty stations of members of the armed forces has revived the controversy about working time in Spain. The Order leaves the decision about the working schedules, rest periods and …
For an Integrated Defence System in Europe
Abstract – After the French-British summit of Saint-Malo created new military structures of the European Union in December 1998, there were not many updates of European defence structures. At the summit, Mr. Jacques Chirac and Mr. Tony Blair marked the beginning of a policy of security and defence within the …
Wind of Change
Abstract – Pepe and Paco, two comrades at the Air Force, talk about their current concerns regarding the military career. Their discussion takes place in the framework of the economic crisis that is currently ravaging Spain, particularly its younger generation. In this informal dialogue, Pepe, the optimist, and Paco, the …
“Tide of Tricorns” in Madrid
On Saturday, 14 November 2015, over 10.000 Civil Guard* employees occupied the streets of Madrid to defend their fundamental rights and freedoms. It was the largest demonstration ever organised by the “Unified Association of Civil Guards” (AUGC). The demonstration had been prohibited by the government but was finally authorised by …
Jorge Bravo, Acquitted and Compensated
Abstract – The Supreme Court of Spain, in its judgment of 20 May 2015, considered the appeal filed by the President of AUME, Jorge Bravo, against the sanction, imposed on him, of one month and one day of imprisonment. President Bravo had been put under arrest at the Military Disciplinary Establishment of Colmenar …