telephone — [32] (2) 500 44 11

FAX — [32] (2) 511 35 19

established — 23 October 1954

effective — 6 May 1955

aim — to provide mutual defense and to move toward political unification

members — (10) Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, UK

associate members — (3) Iceland, Norway, Turkey

associate partners — (9) Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia

observers — (2) Denmark, Ireland

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