Facts and figures
- Brussels Treaty, as amended by the Paris Agreements and signed on 23 October 1954 (Federal Law Gazette 1955 I, p. 283 and 258)
- Agreement on the Status of the Western European Union (Federal Law Gazette 1959 II, p. 705)
- Rules of Proced
Cooperation in the field of security and defence policy
Number of Member States:
10, and 8 Affiliate Members, 3 Associate Members, 2 Affiliate Associate Members, 5 Permanent Observers *
German membership since:
1955
German contribution:
17.43% (contribution to WEU including Assembly)
Total number of seats:
115 representatives (and an equal number of substitutes) and representatives of the Associate Members and Permanent Observers
18 representatives (7:6:2:2:1) and 18 substitutes
Head of delegation:
Deputy head:
Institutions:
- Bureau (1 President and 10 Vice-Presidents)
- Presidential Committee
- Standing Committee
- 6 permanent committees
President:
Jean-Pierre Masseret (France)
Headquarters:
Paris
Plenary sessions:
Twice a year
Place of meeting:
Paris
- Defence Committee
- Political Committee
- Technological and Aerospace Committee
- Committee on Budgetary Affairs and Administration
- Committee on Rules of Procedure and Privileges
- Committee for Parliamentary and Public Relations
Committee meetings:
Every 6 - 7 weeks
Place of meeting:
in Paris or in the members countries
Official languages:
English and French
Working languages:
English, French, German and Italian
Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain, The Netherlands, United Kingdom
Affiliate Members:
Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland,
Slovak Republic, Slovenia
Permanent Observers:
Austria, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Sweden
Associate Members:
Iceland, Norway, Turkey
Affiliate Associate Members:
Bulgaria, Romania
** Identical in composition with the members of the German delegation in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (Article IX of the Brussels Treaty)
