L'adhésion de l'Espagne à l'Union européenne occidentale (UEO) (1988)
Interview with Charles Goerens in El País (13 September 1988)
TextOn 13 September 1988, Charles Goerens, President of the Assembly of Western European Union (WEU), grants an interview to the Spanish daily newspaper El País in which he emphasises the importance of Spain’s accession to WEU and discusses the reforms under way within the organisation.
‘A Europe of ambiguity’ from Le Monde (16 November 1988)
TextOn 16 November 1988, two days after the signing of the Protocol of Accession of Spain and Portugal to Western European Union (WEU), the French daily newspaper Le Monde speculates on the role and aims of this little-known organisation.
Joint communiqué issued by the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany and Spain on the issues surrounding the Maastricht European Council (Paris, 11 October 1991)
TextOn 11 October 1991, with a view to the forthcoming Maastricht European Council, the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany and Spain issue a joint communiqué in which they outline the main principles on which the new treaty should be based. Among other issues, they emphasise that Western European Union (WEU) is an integral part of the process leading to European Union and that it could be given the task of implementing the security and defence policy.
‘Spain will host the future military observation agency’ from Le Monde (21 November 1991)
TextOn 21 November 1991, the French daily newspaper Le Monde announces the decision to house the future Satellite Centre of Western European Union (WEU) in the town of Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain, and outlines the tasks and resources of the Centre.
"Das WEU-Satellitenzentrum im spanischen Torrejon wird im Juni 1992 eröffnet" in El País (22. November 1991)
TextDieser Artikel, der am 22. November 1991 in der spanischen Tageszeitung El País erschienen ist, berichtet über die Einweihung des Satellitenzentrums der Westeuropäischen Union (WEU) in Torrejón de Ardos (Spanien) im Juni 1992 sowie über die Aufgaben und Ressourcen dieser operationellen Einrichtung.
Interview with Charles Goerens (Sanem, 28 September 2009) — Excerpt: the first enlargement of WEU
VideoIn this interview, Charles Goerens, former member of the Assembly of Western European Union (WEU) and its President from 1987 to 1990, describes the position of the Assembly on the accession of Spain and Portugal to WEU in 1990 and refers to the discussions that took place at the time on the accession of Turkey and Greece.
WEU Satellite Centre building in Torrejón de Ardoz
BildThe building of the Satellite Centre of Western European Union (WEU) in Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain.