On 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.

On 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.

On 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.

On 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.

Published on 22 November 1991 in the Spanish daily newspaper El País, this article reports on the opening, in June 1992, of the Satellite Centre of Western European Union (WEU) in Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain, and reports on the tasks and resources that will be assigned to this operational body.

In 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.

The building of the Satellite Centre of Western European Union (WEU) in Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain.