In this interview, Charles Goerens, former member of the Assembly of Western European Union (WEU) and its President from 1987 to 1990, emphasises the importance of the ‘Platform on European Security Interests’ adopted by the WEU Council of Ministers meeting in The Hague on 27 October 1987, regarding a possible transfer of security and defence questions to the framework of European Political Cooperation pursued by the Member States of the European Communities.

In this interview, Charles Goerens, Luxembourg Minister for Defence from 1999 to 2004, former member of the Assembly of Western European Union (WEU) and its President from 1987 to 1990, gives his views on the need for greater European assertiveness within the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO).

In this interview, Charles Goerens, former member of the Assembly of Western European Union (WEU) and its President from 1987 to 1990, describes his memories of the dispute, which began in 1987, over the transfer of the seat of WEU from London to Brussels, while emphasising the human and material consequences.

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.

In this interview, Charles Goerens, former member of the Assembly of Western European Union (WEU) and its President from 1987 to 1990, gives details of his report, submitted on 26 March 1991 on behalf of the Political Committee of the Assembly, regarding the plan for the revision of the Modified Brussels Treaty.