Western Europe

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1. Those nations in Europe that were not part of the Eastern Bloc, or more specifically, those nations allied with the United States in NATO (except Turkey). Neutral or nonaligned nations such as Sweden, Switzerland, Austria, and Spain, though western European in terms of geography, are not usually meant when the term “Western Europe” is used as the opposite for terms such as “Eastern Europe,” “the Eastern Bloc,” or “communist Europe.”

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Western Europe

This was the hottest June-to-July period on record in Western Europe, according to Copernicus, the European Union’s Earth observation program.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

By moving heat around the planet, it strongly influences the global climate and helps maintain the relatively mild conditions found in Western Europe.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026

The Gravelines nuclear power plant, near the northern city of Dunkirk, is the largest in Western Europe, with six 900-megawatt reactors.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

Western Europe is experiencing an exceptional run of extreme heat - with record-breaking temperatures in June and July, and some areas facing their third or fourth heat wave since May.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

I think rather that it came in response to a middle-class crisis of faith in North America and Western Europe.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez