what countries include western europe?
Kingdom of Great Britain French First Republic Austria Luxembourg British Isles Liechtenstein Western Roman Empire West Germany Monaco Switzerland
neutral
 = = = Central and western Europe = = = 

contradiction
 = = = = Central and Eastern Europe = = = = 

contradiction
 = = = = Paris , Eastern Europe and Norway = = = = 

entailment
 Europe : Spain and Portugal 

entailment
 The predecessors of the European Union were not devised as a military alliance because NATO was largely seen as appropriate and sufficient for defence purposes . 22 EU members are members of NATO while the remaining member states follow policies of neutrality . The Western European Union , a military alliance with a mutual defence clause , was disbanded in 2010 as its role had been transferred to the EU . 
