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Benelux

the customs union of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxemburg, formed October 1947.

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Benelux

The Benelux Union (; ) is a politico- economic union of three neighbouring states in western Europe: Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.

The name Benelux is formed from joining the first two or three letters of each country's name – Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg – and was first used to name the customs agreement that initiated the union (signed in 1944). It is now used more generally to refer to the geographic, economic and cultural grouping of the three countries.

In 1951, these countries joined West Germany, France, and Italy to form the European Coal and Steel Community, a predecessor of the European Economic Community (EEC) and today's European Union (EU).

The main institutions of the Union are the Committee of Ministers, the Benelux Parliament, the Council of the Union and the Secretariat-General, while the Benelux Organization for Intellectual Property and the Benelux Court of Justice cover the same territory but are not part of the Union.

The Benelux General Secretariat is located in Brussels. It is the central administrative pillar of the Benelux Union. It handles the secretariat of the Committee of Ministers, the Council of Economic Union and the various committees and working parties. Moreover, it ensures the registry of the Benelux Court of Justice.

Usage examples of "benelux".

Out rolled the wizened Benelux in a battered wheelchair drawn by a brace of puffing raccoons.

Since Benelux's entire staff had mysteriously disappeared, Goodgubf generously took it upon himself to arrange a State Funeral and proclaim a Lunch Hour of National Mourning for the fallen ruler.

Farahslax, son of Benelux and brother to Bromoseb, had lost four toes and suffered a gash across the tummy.

The three countries formed a customs union in 1948 that was replaced by the Benelux Economic Union in 1960.

They were dressed every which way, from the bright orange jackets and green trousers that seemed to be favored by Europeans from Benelux and Germany, to the open sandals, T-shirts, and shorts of the small Californian contingent, to even a few ostentatiously worn ethnic costumes.

The primary zone of attack and occupation would be the three Benelux countries, France, and West Germany.