- EUROMIL
Infobox Organization
name=European Organisation of Military Associations (EUROMIL)
caption = Flag of EUROMIL
type =NGO
office =Brussels ,Belgium
membership = 36 associations from 24 countries
language = English, German
formation =1972
website = The European Organisation of Military Associations (EUROMIL) is a politically independent, not-for-profit organisation of free, democratic associations of military personnel in Europe. It aims to represent on a European level the general, non-material, professional and social interests of active and former members of the military, their families and surviving dependents.The EUROMIL Mission is
Representing human rights, fundamental freedoms and professional interests of military personnel in Europe.
EUROMIL has its headquarters in
Brussels ,Belgium . The organisation maintains formal contacts with theCouncil of Europe , theEuropean Parliament , the Parliamentary Assemblies ofNATO and theWEU , theOSCE and theETUC . In addition EUROMIL co-operates with theEuropean Commission , theEuropean Council , [http://www.epsu.org/ EPSU] ,EuroCOP .EUROMIL's co-operation with European police and police staff organisations reflects the fact that some countries maintain a
Gendarmerie , a military body charged with police duties amongst the civilian population.Membership
The number of military associations affiliated to EUROMIL has grown steadily since it was founded in
1972 . At the end of theCold War EUROMIL immediately opened its doors to military associations from Central and Eastern Europe. EUROMIL now comprises 36 associations from 24 countries representing nearly 500,000 individuals, the latest additions being from Malta and Romania. There remain representative military associations in some parts of Europe which may well be eligible to join EUROMIL, but are not members. The relatively newBritish Armed Forces Federation (launched in December 2006) is not a member at present, but has cooperated with EUROMIL on projects of mutual interest.Each of the following European countries has one or more representative military association affiliated to EUROMIL: :# flagcountry|Belgium:# flagcountry|Bulgaria:# flagcountry|Cyprus:# flagcountry|Czech Republic:# flagcountry|Denmark:# flagcountry|Finland:# flagcountry|France:# flagcountry|Germany:# flagcountry|Greece:# flagcountry|Hungary:# flagcountry|Ireland:# flagcountry|Italy:# flagcountry|Latvia:# flagcountry|FYROM:# flagcountry|Malta:# flagcountry|The Netherlands:# flagcountry|Poland:# flagcountry|Portugal:# flagcountry|Romania:# flagcountry|Russian Federation:# flagcountry|Slovakia:# flagcountry|Slovenia:# flagcountry|Spain:# flagcountry|Ukraine
External links
* [http://www.euromil.org/ Official site]
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