Western Union (alliance)
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The Western Union, also referred to as the Brussels Treaty Organisation, was the European military alliance established between France, the United Kingdom and the three Benelux countries in September
British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin signing the Treaty of Brussels
NCOs of the Corps of the Royal Military Police displaying the Western Union Standard outside Château de Courances on 1 October 1949
Poster on the Western Union Cultural Identity Card
Western European Union
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The Western European Union was the international organisation and military alliance that succeeded the Western Union after the 1954 amendment of the 1948 Treaty of Brussels. The WEU implemented the Mo
Western Union (alliance)
…Community in 1954, the London and Paris Conferences led to the Modified Treaty of Brussels (MTB) through which the Western Union was transformed into the Western European Union (WEU) and was joined by Italy and West Germany. As the WEU's functions were transferred to the European Union's (EU) European Security and Defence…
Hotel Petersberg, where the Petersberg tasks were defined in 1992.
High Representative Javier Solana (September 1999)