Oral history of European integration

The workings of WEU, the gradual transfer of its powers to the European Union and its contribution to European defence

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Interview with Álvaro de Vasconcelos (Paris, 17 December 2013) — Excerpt: The impact of the WEU alliance in the area of defence

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In this interview excerpt, Álvaro de Vasconcelos, co-founder and Director of the Institute for Strategic and International Studies (IEEI) in Lisbon from 1981 to 2007 and Director of the European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS) from 2007 to 2012, gives his views on the importance of cooperation within Western European Union (WEU) for defence. He particularly emphasises the difference between Article 5 of the modified Brussels Treaty of 23 October 1954 and the mutual assistance clause in the Treaty of Lisbon of 13 December 2007.

Interview with Álvaro de Vasconcelos (Paris, 17 December 2013) — Excerpt: EU and WEU activities in the field of weapons production and standardisation

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In this interview excerpt, Álvaro de Vasconcelos, co-founder and Director of the Institute for Strategic and International Studies (IEEI) in Lisbon from 1981 to 2007 and Director of the European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS) from 2007 to 2012, gives a clear account of European activities, within both the European Union and Western European Union, in the field of weapons production and standardisation.

Interview with Álvaro de Vasconcelos (Paris, 17 December 2013) — Excerpt: Discussions on the transfer of powers from WEU to the EU — the French and British positions

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In this interview excerpt, Álvaro de Vasconcelos, co-founder and Director of the Institute for Strategic and International Studies (IEEI) in Lisbon from 1981 to 2007 and Director of the European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS) from 2007 to 2012, looks back at the discussions on the gradual transfer of powers from Western European Union to the European Union, particularly during the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2000. He also describes the differing views on European defence policy held by France and the United Kingdom.