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Berlin - Germany Wednesday said the country's retreat from the Western European Union (Well) because the role of the defense organization has been replaced by the European Union, one day after the UK do the same.

Well all the duties and functions in the future will be conducted by the EU thanks to the Lisbon Treaty which came into force on December 1, 2009, said a government spokesman at the regular press conference.

Well has long been inactive and become redundant when the EU has 27 member countries agreed to establish his own military staff and the crisis management center as well as taking part in joint operations.

"By this historic role has been fulfilled and Well other countries also will officially resign," he said. He explained that Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet has approved the move.

Well, the first collective defense pact in Europe post-World War II, formed by England, France, Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg in 1948, to avenge an act of Soviets who will implement supervision over central Europe.

Organization that is pioneering the way for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), which established the next year under the U.S. protective shield. Well even without incident live a long life in the shadow of NATO.

Well has grown to have 10 full members plus a number of extraordinary members and co-workers but to no purpose when Washington and London to release their objection to the European Union's desire to conduct a military role, in consultation with NATO.