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WEU

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Militerm | riigikaitseterminite andmebaas

ID 530677 Last modified 01.01.2005
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Domain Paramilitary
Western European Union preferred
WEU
Union de l`Europe occidentale preferred
UEO
  • Euroopa kaitse- ja julgeolekuorganisatsioon, mis loodi 1948. aastal Brüsseli lepinguga
  • a group of European countries linked together for mutual protection; the Union is now seen as the European Union's future defence arm, and it now includes several Eastern European countries as associate members
Western European Union preferred
WEU abbreviation
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  • Originally established by the 1948 Treaty of Brussels. Now numbers ten member countries, all of which are also members of NATO. The WEU was reactivated in 1984 with the aim of developing a common European defence identity and strengthening the Alliance's European pillar.
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  • WEU will cease to exist as a Treaty-based International Organisation on 30 June 2011
Union de l`Europe occidentale preferred
UEO abbreviation

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