BRUSSELS TREATY


Meaning of BRUSSELS TREATY in English

(1948) Agreement signed by Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg, creating a collective-defense alliance.

It led to the formation of NATO and the Western European Union . A goal of the treaty was to show that Western European states could cooperate, thus encouraging the U.S. to play a role in the security of Western Europe.

Britannica English dictionary.      Английский словарь Британика.