Pro-war members

UK: The most pro-US European nation. The UK is fully committed to military action - if necessary, without a further UN resolution.The UK might back extra time for the inspectors, but only a matter of weeks.

Spain: Spain would back a UN-endorsed war, and is expected to fall in behind the US in the event of military action without a further UN resolution. Spain has a vote on the UN Security Council, but could not veto a war even if it wanted to.

Italy: Silvio Berlusconi, strongly pro-US in his general outlook, says UN officials must be given time to finish their job. But he is expected to support the US in the event of a military campaign, even without further UN resolutions.

Denmark: The Danish Government would support a UN-sanctioned war, and has also strongly suggested that it would back a US-initiated conflict.

Netherlands: The Dutch are seen as being fairly close to the US-British position, although the country has been distracted by a general election.

Anti-war members

Germany: The Germans are strongly against military intervention. Germany will not vote for war in the UN Security Council, although it does not have the power of veto.

France: President Jacques Chirac is publicly opposed to war, and unlike Germany, France does have the power of veto on the UN Security Council. Despite pledging with Germany that he will not back a war, Mr Chirac has not explicitly said that he would veto one either.

Greece: Greece, president of the Council, is very keen to steer the EU away from backing a war.

Members seen as opposed to war

•       Austria
•       Belgium
•       Luxembourg.

Members which have not decided yet

•       Ireland
•       Portugal
•       Sweden
•       Finland