letion of the internal market and a recognition
of the regional reality to enable the outermost regions to achieve the
average economic and social level of the Community.
DECLARATION
ON VOTING IN THE FIELD OF THE COMMON FOREIGN AND SECURITY
POLICY
The Conference agrees that, with regard to Council decisions requiring
unanimity, Member States will, to the extent possible, avoid
preventing a unanimous decision where a qualified majority exists in
favour of that decision.
DECLARATION
ON PRACTICAL ARRANGEMENTS IN THE FIELD OF THE COMMON
FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY
The Conference agrees that the division of work between the Political
Committee and the Committee of Permanent Representatives will be
examined at a later stage, as will the practical arrangements for
merging the Political Co-operation Secretariat with the General
Secretariat of the Council and for co-operation between the latter and
the Commission.
DECLARATION ON THE USE OF LANGUAGES IN THE FIELD OF THE
COMMON FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY
The Conference agrees that the use of languages shall be in
accordance with the rules of the European Communities.
For COREU communications, the current practice of European political
co-operation will serve as a guide for the time being.
All common foreign and security policy texts which are submitted to or
adopted at meeting of the European Council and of the Council as well
as all texts which are to be published are immediately and
simultaneously translated into all the official Community languages.
DECLARATION
ON WESTERN EUROPEAN UNION
The Conference notes the following declarations:
I. DECLARATION
by Belgium, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the
Netherlands, Portugal and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland, which are members of the Western European Union
and also members of the European Union on
THE ROLE OF THE WESTERN EUROPEAN UNION AND ITS RELATIONS
WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION AND WITH THE ATLANTIC ALLIANCE
Introduction
1. WEU Member States agree on the need to develop a genuine
European security and defence identity and a greater European
responsibility on defence matters. This identity will be pursued
through a gradual process involving successive phases. WEU will
form an integral part of the process of the development of the
European Union and will enhance its contribution to solidarity within
the Atlantic Alliance. WEU Member States agree to strengthen the role
of WEU, in the longer