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[[Christianity]] is the largest religion in Western Europe. According to a 2018 study by the [[Pew Research Center]], 71.0% of Western Europeans identified as Christians.<ref>{{citation|title=Being Christian in Western Europe|work=Pew Research Center |year=2018|url=http://www.pewforum.org/2018/05/29/being-christian-in-western-europe/ |access-date=29 May 2018 |publisher=Pew Research Center}}</ref>
In 1054, the [[East–West Schism]] divided Christianity into [[Western Christianity]] and [[Eastern Christianity]]. This split Europe in two, with Western Europe primarily under the [[Catholic Church]], and [[Eastern Europe]] primarily under the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]]. Ever since the [[Reformation]] in the 16th century,
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===Western European Union===
[[File:Western European Union (1990-1995).svg|thumb|upright=1.15|Member states of the [[Western European Union]] (1990-1995)]]
In 1948 the [[Treaty of Brussels]] was signed between [[Belgium]], [[France]], [[Luxembourg]], the [[Netherlands]] and the [[United Kingdom]]. It was further revisited in 1954 at the [[London and Paris Conferences#Paris|Paris Conference]], when the [[Western European Union]] was established. It was declared defunct in 2011 after the [[Treaty of Lisbon]], and the Treaty of Brussels was terminated. When the Western European Union was dissolved, it had 10 member countries. Additionally, it had 6 associate member countries, 7 associate partner countries and 5 observer countries.
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