Benelux
Sign in to saveThe Benelux Union (; ; ; ) or Benelux is a politico-economic union, alliance and formal international intergovernmental cooperation of three neighbouring states in Western Europe: Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. The name is a syllabic abbreviation formed from the initial syllable of each country's name 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.
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The Benelux is a political and economic union of three neighboring Western European countries—Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg—whose name comes from the first syllables of each country. Originally created through a customs agreement signed in 1944, the term now broadly refers to the geographic, economic, and cultural partnership of these three nations.
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21 sectionsContents
- History
- Renewal of the agreement
- Benefits of the Benelux cooperation
- Benelux pilot projects 2025
- Activities since 2008
- Cooperation with other geopolitical regions
- Politics
- Benelux institutions
- Benelux Committee of Ministers
- Benelux Council
- Benelux Interparliamentary Assembly
- Benelux Court of Justice
- Benelux General Secretariat
- Benelux legal instruments
- Characteristics
- Countries
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
The Benelux Union (; ; ; ) or Benelux is a politico-economic union, alliance and formal international intergovernmental cooperation of three neighbouring states in Western Europe: Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. The name is a syllabic abbreviation formed from the initial syllable of each country's name 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.
The Benelux is an economically dynamic and densely populated region, with 5.6% of the European population (29.55 million residents) and 7.9% of the joint EU GDP (€36,000/resident) on 1.7% of the whole surface of the EU. In 2015, 37% of the total number of EU cross-border workers worked in the Benelux; 35,000 Belgian residents work in Luxembourg, while 37,000 others cross the border to work in the Netherlands each day. In addition, 12,000 Dutch and close to a thousand Luxembourg residents work in Belgium.
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1944 establishments in Belgium1944 establishments in Luxembourg1944 establishments in the NetherlandsBeneluxBottom-up regional groups within the European UnionEconomic history of BelgiumEconomic history of LuxembourgEconomic history of the NetherlandsHistory of the Low CountriesInternational economic organizationsInternational organizations based in Europe