Parliamentary Assembly of the Western European Union
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The Parliamentary Assembly of the Western European Union was the interparliamentary body that brought together national parliamentarians from member states to oversee and debate the organization’s security and defense activities.
Aliases (2)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international organization organ
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interparliamentary institution → parliamentary assembly → |
| archivesAt |
European Union institutions
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| composition |
delegations from associate member states
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delegations from associate partner states → delegations from national parliaments of WEU member states → delegations from observer states → |
| continent |
Europe
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| country |
Western European Union member states
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| dissolved |
2011
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30 June 2011 → |
| follows |
Brussels Treaty (Modified Brussels Treaty) framework
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| hasMotto |
European security and defence through parliamentary cooperation
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| hasPart |
Committee for Parliamentary and Public Relations
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Committee on Rules of Procedure and Privileges → Defense Committee → Political Committee → Technological and Aerospace Committee → |
| hasRole |
adoption of recommendations to the WEU Council
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debate of security and defence issues → parliamentary scrutiny of WEU activities → |
| headquartersLocation |
France
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Paris → |
| inception |
1954
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| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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French → |
| legalForm |
consultative assembly
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| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
France
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Paris → Île-de-France → |
| mainSubject |
European security and defence cooperation
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security and defence policy → |
| meetingFrequency |
two ordinary sessions per year
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| nativeLabel |
Assemblée de l’Union de l’Europe occidentale
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| numberOfMembers |
approximately 120
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| officialName |
Parliamentary Assembly of the Western European Union
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| operatedInJurisdiction |
Western European Union
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| parentOrganization |
Western European Union
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| partOf |
Western European Union
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| reasonForDissolution |
integration of WEU functions into the European Union
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| replacedBy |
European Parliament
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| shortName |
Assembly of the Western European Union
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WEU Assembly → |
| significantEvent |
transfer of many WEU functions to the European Union after the Treaty of Lisbon
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| usedScript |
Latin script
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| website |
http://www.assembly-weu.org
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Western European Union
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hasOrgan |
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Parliamentary Assembly of the Western European Union
("Assemblée de l’Union de l’Europe occidentale")
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nativeLabel |
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Parliamentary Assembly of the Western European Union
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officialName |
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Parliamentary Assembly of the Western European Union
("WEU Assembly")
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shortName |