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WEU

A Dictionary of Contemporary World History | 2004 | | Copyright

WEU (Western European Union) A military alliance to effect collective security for its member states which emerged from the Treaties of Dunkirk (1947) and Brussels (1948). It was founded in 1954 (effective from 6 May 1955) in conjunction with the admission of West Germany into NATO, as an added forum of security and cooperation in the face of German rearmament. Throughout, its existence has been overshadowed by NATO and through it American military involvement in Europe. Its members are Belgium, Germany, France, Greece (since 1994), the UK, Italy, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, Spain (since 1989), and Portugal (since 1989). Since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, there have been efforts making the WEU more effective, notably by transforming it into the military arm of the EU. This did not succeed, however, since five EU members remained outside the WEU. In 1999 and 2000, its members decided to transfer its operative functions into the EU, in order to strengthen its European Security and Defence Policy.

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WEU

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

WEU see Western European Union .

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WEU

The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations | 1998 | | Copyright

WEU Western European Union (for defence policy)

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FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "WEU." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "WEU." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-WEU.html

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Free newspaper and magazine articles

	DEFENCE: WEU WRITES ITSELF OUT OF THE SCRIPT. Newspaper article from: European Report; 11/15/2000
	DEFENCE: THE SCALE OF CURRENT WEU OPERATIONS. Newspaper article from: European Report; 10/28/2000
	EU/WEU: WEU EXPANDS SOUTH-EAST EUROPE INITIATIVES. Newspaper article from: European Report; 4/5/2000