Military Trade Union Leaders Meet in Slovakia

After the opening ceremony on August 24, the representatives of military trade unions of the Visegrád countries (the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia) conducted several-hour discussions on the current organizational issues of the V-4 member states and explored the scope of cooperation with the European Organization of Military Associations (EUROMIL).

The participants also discussed the agenda of the 14th Conference of V-4 Military Associations to be held in Prague between October 8 and 11. They stressed that this annual conference is the main venue for cooperation between the V-4 military trade unions.

The participants agreed that one of the main topics of the Prague conference should be the introduction of the state of military trade unions in the member countries, and the work done in the interest of the membership. Ahead of the EUROMIL congress, the other main topic of discussion in Prague will be the V-4 countries stance on the practice of cooperation with the European organization, its effectiveness and the joint representation in steering committees of different levels.

The delegations also agreed that they continue to strengthen the V-4 cooperation and expand the scope of countries participating in their events. In this spirit, the representatives of military trade unions in Ukraine and Slovenia will be invited to the next conference.