EUROMIL

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European Organisation of Military Associations (EUROMIL)

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Flag of EUROMIL

Formation 1972
Type NGO
Membership 36 associations from 24 countries
Official languages English, German
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 the Council of Europe, the European Parliament, the Parliamentary Assemblies of NATO and the WEU, the OSCE and the ETUC. In addition EUROMIL co-operates with the European Commission, the European Council, 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.

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The number of military associations affiliated to EUROMIL has grown steadily since it was founded in 1972. At the end of the Cold 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 new British 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:

  1. Flag of Belgium Belgium
  2. Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria
  3. Flag of Cyprus Cyprus
  4. Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic
  5. Flag of Denmark Denmark
  6. Flag of Finland Finland
  7. Flag of France France
  8. Flag of Germany Germany
  9. Flag of Greece Greece
  10. Flag of Hungary Hungary
  11. Flag of Ireland Ireland
  12. Flag of Italy Italy
  13. Flag of Latvia Latvia
  14. Flag of the Republic of Macedonia Republic of Macedonia
  15. Flag of Malta Malta
  16. Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands
  17. Flag of Poland Poland
  18. Flag of Portugal Portugal
  19. Flag of Romania Romania
  20. Flag of Russia Russia
  21. Flag of Slovakia Slovakia
  22. Flag of Slovenia Slovenia
  23. Flag of Spain Spain
  24. Flag of Ukraine Ukraine

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