Rome Declaration
Rome Declaration | |
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Presented | 27 October 1984 |
Author(s) | Western European Union |
Purpose | To reactivate the WEU |
The Rome Declaration was the document signed at an extraordinary session held by the Council of Ministers of the Western European Union (WEU) (composed of the Foreign and Defence Ministers) in Rome on 26 and 27 October 1984 to mark the 30th anniversary of the Modified Brussels Treaty (MTB). The declaration decided to make better use of WEU to increase cooperation between the member states in the field of security policy, and reactivated the WEU.[1]
From the late 1970s onwards, efforts were made to add a security dimension to the
We recall our commitment to build a European union in accordance with the Single European Act, which we all signed as members of the [European Communities]. We are convinced that the construction of an integrated Europe will remain incomplete as long as it does not include security and defence.
— Platform on European Security Interests, Western European Union (The Hague, 27 October 1987)[3]
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External links
- Original text, Virtual Centre for Knowledge on Europe
- The development of WEU, Virtual Centre for Knowledge on Europe