EUROMIL

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This article is about the European Organisation of Military Associations (EUROMIL). For the Euromil helicopter project, see Euromil .

European Organisation of Military Associations (EUROMIL)
Flag of EUROMIL
Formation	1972
Type	NGO
Membership	36 associations from 24 countries
Official languages	English, German
Website	http://www.euromil.org/

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.

[edit] Membership

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: