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WEU

British  

abbreviation

  1. Western European Union

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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They argued that the WEU bill had been amended since last week and that a new bill had to be drafted.

From Time Magazine Archive

But immediately after WEU ratification, they were eager to talk.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ultimately, the WEU was asked to "study" how to improve protection of the 200 unarmed E.C. civilian monitors already in Yugoslavia.

From Time Magazine Archive

When France refused to attend this month's WEU meeting, Paris claimed that what Britain wanted to discuss was the Common Market, a subject technically off-limits to the WEU.

From Time Magazine Archive

The objective is to build up WEU in stages as the defence component of the European Union.

From The Treaty of the European Union, Maastricht Treaty, 7th February, 1992 by European Union