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==Missions==
{{Further|List of military and civilian missions of the European Union}}
The following missions, mainly in the Balkans, were deployed by the WEU:<ref>{{cite web |title=Shaping of a Common Security and Defence Policy - EEAS - European External Action Service - European Commission |url=https://eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/headquarters-homepage/5388/shaping-common-security-and-defence-policy_en |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113220105/https://eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/headquarters-homepage/5388/shaping-common-security-and-defence-policy_en |archive-date=2017-01-13 |website=EEAS - European External Action Service}}</ref>
*1987–1988: ''Operation Cleansweep'': A minesweeping operation in the [[Strait of Hormuz]]
*June 1993–October 1996: ''[[Operation Sharp Guard]]'': A joint naval operation with NATO in the [[Adriatic Sea]]
*June 1993–October 1996: A police and customs operation with the [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe]] (OSCE) on the [[Danube]]
*July 1994–October 1996: A police contingent in [[Mostar]], Bosnia-Herzegovina
*May 1997–May 2001: A [[Multinational Advisory Police Element]] (MAPE) in Albania
*May 1999–November 2001: A [[Demining Assistance Mission]] (WEUDAM) to Croatia
*November 1998–July 1999: A general security surveillance mission in Kosovo