▁Germany ▁and ▁France ▁that ▁it ▁should ▁have ▁special ▁association ▁status ▁at ▁the ▁Western ▁European ▁Union , ▁the ▁European ▁arm ▁of ▁NAT O . ▁ ▁On ▁ 5 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Poland , ▁France , ▁and ▁Germany ▁signed ▁an ▁agreement ▁in ▁Br uss els ▁to ▁put ▁together ▁a ▁unit ▁of ▁ 1 , 7 0 0 ▁soldiers , ▁called ▁the ▁We imar ▁Battle group , ▁that ▁will ▁be ▁ready ▁to ▁deploy ▁in ▁crisis ▁zones ▁starting ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁The ▁EU ▁business ▁news letter ▁reports ▁that ▁Poland ▁will ▁command ▁the ▁group , ▁providing ▁the ▁core ▁combat ▁troops ▁and ▁a ▁mechan ised ▁batt alion , ▁Germany ▁will ▁provide ▁log ist ical ▁support , ▁and ▁France ▁will ▁contribute ▁medical ▁support . ▁The ▁oper ational ▁command ▁centre ▁will ▁be ▁based ▁in ▁Mont ▁Val er ien , ▁located ▁in ▁a ▁Paris ▁sub urb . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after ▁the ▁refer endum ▁on ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁Crime a ▁held ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁chair pers ons ▁of ▁the ▁We imar ▁Tri angle ▁parliament s ' s ▁comm itte es ▁on ▁foreign ▁affairs ▁– ▁Elisabeth ▁Gu ig ou ▁of ▁France , ▁Nor bert ▁R ött gen ▁of ▁Germany ▁and ▁Gr zeg or z ▁Sch et yna ▁of ▁Poland ▁– ▁visited ▁Ky iv ▁to ▁express ▁their ▁countries ’ ▁firm ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁territorial ▁integrity ▁and ▁the ▁European ▁integration ▁of ▁Ukraine . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁that ▁parliament ari ans ▁of ▁the ▁We imar ▁Tri angle