Oral history of European integration

WEU after the Treaties of Maastricht (1992) and Amsterdam (1997)

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Interview with Willem van Eekelen: WEU and The Future of European Security and Defence Cooperation (The Hague, 1 October 2009)

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In this interview, Willem van Eekelen, Netherlands Minister for Defence from 1986 to 1988 and Secretary-General of Western European Union (WEU) from 1989 to 1994, explains how the discussion paper that he submitted to the WEU Council of Ministers on 22 February 1991, entitled The Future of European Security and Defence Cooperation, which focused on WEU’s role in the new European security architecture, contributed to preparations for the intergovernmental conference that would lead to the Treaty on European Union, signed in Maastricht on 7 February 1992.

Interview with Willem van Eekelen: the concept of a ‘European Security and Defence Identity’ (The Hague, 1 October 2009)

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In this interview, Willem van Eekelen, Netherlands Minister for Defence from 1986 to 1988 and Secretary-General of Western European Union (WEU) from 1989 to 1994, recalls the origins of the concept of a European Security and Defence Identity (ESDI), first seen in 1991, as well as his own role in the implementation of this concept.

Interview with Willem van Eekelen: cooperation between WEU and NATO following the 1992 Treaty of Maastricht (The Hague, 1 October 2009)

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In this interview, Willem van Eekelen, Netherlands Minister for Defence from 1986 to 1988 and Secretary-General of Western European Union (WEU) from 1989 to 1994, addresses the question of cooperation between WEU and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) following the Treaty of Maastricht, particularly citing the figure of Manfred Wörner, Secretary General of NATO from 1988 to 1994.