Western European Unionball

Western European UnionballUnion de l'Europe occidentale
↓ ↓ 1954 - 2011
General information
Government	Military alliance
Language	English,French
Capital	Brusselsball
Historical information
Preceded by	Western Union
Succeeded by	EUball

Western European Unionball was a military alliance.

The Western European Union had 10 member countries, 6 associate member countries, 5 observer countries and 7 associate partner countries. On 14 June 2001, then-WEU President Solana stated that there was no foreseeable reason to change the status of the non member countries in the organisation.

Member countries: (modified Brussels Treaty – 1954)

All member countries of the WEUball were also members of both  NATOball and the EUball. These are the only nations that had full voting rights.

• Belgiumball
• Franceball
• Germanyball
• Greeceball (1995)
• Italyball
• Luxembourgball
• Netherlandsball
• Portugalball (1990)
• Spainball (1990)
• UKball

Observer countries: (Rome – 1992)

Observer countries were members of the EUball, but not of NATOball .

• Austriaball (1995)
• Denmarkball
• Finlandball (1995)
• Irelandball
• Swedenball (1995)

Associate member countries: (Rome – 1992)

Associate membership was created to include the European countries that were members of  NATOball but not of the EUball. Associate members Polandball, the Czech Republicball, and Hungaryball joined the EUball in 2004.

• Czech Republicball (1999)
• Hungaryball (1999)
• Icelandball
• Norwayball
• Polandball (1999)
• Turkeyball

Associate partner countries: (Kirchberg – 1994)

Countries that at the time were part of neither NATOball nor of the EUball. All of the following nations joined both NATOball and the EUball by 2007.

• Bulgariaball
• Estoniaball
• Latviaball
• Lithuaniaball
• Romaniaball
• Slovakiaball
• Sloveniaball (1996)