西方國家是中國相對於自己的地理位置對歐美白人國家的泛稱。狹義指歐美強國，如美英法德意，廣義指所有白種人國家，包括俄羅斯。

歐盟是西歐國家主導，包括中東歐地區的一個經濟政治共同體組織。歐盟裡不包括美國和俄羅斯，即將不包括英國。

北約是美國主導的一個軍事組織，目的是共同防（搞）御（事），當年是針對蘇聯和華約，現在是針對俄羅斯。北約不包括俄羅斯。

用QQ群來劃分，西方國家是中國對歐美老鄉群的稱呼，歐盟是微商群，北約是歐美兄弟打架專用群。

歐盟（EU），是歐洲經濟和政治共同體的簡稱，1991年12月，歐洲共同體馬斯特裡赫特首腦會議透過《歐洲聯盟條約》，通稱《馬斯特裡赫特條約》。1993年11月1日，《馬斯特裡赫特條約》正式生效，歐盟正式誕生。其總部設在比利時首都布魯塞爾（Brussel），創始成員國有6個，分別為德國、法國、義大利、荷蘭、比利時和盧森堡，到目前成員國已發展到27個，全部為民主國家。除了英國已經脫離外，其它成員國是：奧地利、保加利亞、塞普勒斯、捷克、克羅埃西亞、丹麥、愛沙尼亞、芬蘭、希臘、匈牙利、愛爾蘭、拉脫維亞、羅馬尼亞、立陶宛、馬耳他、波蘭、葡萄牙、斯洛伐克、斯洛維尼亞、西班牙、瑞典。

北約是北大西洋公約組織（英語：North Atlantic Treaty Organization，縮寫：NATO）的簡稱，是美國與西歐、北美主要發達國家為實現防衛協作而建立的一個國際軍事同盟機構，總部也是在比利時首都布魯塞爾。1949年4月4日，美國、加拿大、比利時、法國、盧森堡、荷蘭、英國、丹麥、挪威、冰島、葡萄牙和義大利在華盛頓簽署公約，成立了北大西洋公約組織，並於同年8月24日正式生效。其後德國、土耳其、西班牙、希臘、波蘭、匈牙利、捷克、愛沙尼亞、拉脫維亞、立陶宛、保加利亞、羅馬尼亞、斯洛伐克、斯洛維尼亞、阿爾巴尼亞和克羅埃西亞等先後相繼加入，最後黑山共和國於2017年6月加入，北約總成員達29個。注意：英國只退出歐盟，但沒有退出北約。

西方國家(Western Countries)則比較複雜，一般來講是指西方意識形態佔主流的國家。但在不同的場合和不同的時間有著不同的定義，通常是指歐洲（東歐除外），北美，以及澳洲和紐西蘭。統治血統為白人，有時也包括東歐、拉丁美洲、土耳其和以色列，因為這些國家的文化一脈相承。比較特殊的是俄羅斯和日本是比較特殊的兩個大國，俄羅斯在文化背景上屬於西方文化的分支，但是因為其政治制度原因，所以一直沒有得到西方國家的認同，而日本在地理上雖然處於東方，但是因為政治上實行西方資本主義政治制度，所以自認為是西方國家，但也沒有被亞洲國家特別是中國普遍認可。

歐盟主要是經濟聯盟。

北約是軍事聯盟包括歐盟大部分和土耳其，美國，加拿大等等。

西方國家還加上了東方的日本。

西方國家矛盾也很多，比如昨天美國宣佈歐盟申根區人民30天內不能去美國防止冠狀病毒傳染，其實這個主要是要壓制歐盟，美國已經不太喜歡越來越不聽話的歐盟了，他說英國，愛爾蘭，克羅埃西亞，烏克蘭，南韓公民可以去美國，這些國家是美國以後全球再平衡戰略的著力點。

歐盟譴責美國單方面歧視政策，指出冠狀病毒不會區分人和國家，應該全世界攜手並進抗擊病毒。

在被問及歐盟可能立即採取什麼行動作為迴應時，歐盟委員會發言人埃裡克·馬默(Eric Mamer)表示，歐盟“沒有魯莽行事的習慣”。

EU condemns Trump travel ban from Europe as virus spreads

The European Union has condemned President Donald Trump’s decision to restrict travel from Europe to the United States

By

LORNE COOK and SAMUEL PETREQUIN

12 March 2020, 19:58

4 min read

European Council President Charles Michel participates in a videoconference call with EU leaders at the European Council building in Brussels, Tuesday, March 10, 2020. EU leaders held a videoconference Tuesday to coordinate efforts across the 27-nation bloc in the hopes of slowing down the spread of the coronavirus. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. (Stephanie Lecocq, Pool Photo via AP)

European Council President Charles Michel participates in a videoconference call with EU leaders at the European Council building in Brussels, Tuesday, March 10, 2020. EU leaders held a videoconference Tuesday to coordinate efforts across the 27-nation bloc in the hopes of slowing down the spread of the coronavirus. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. (Stephanie Lecocq, Pool Photo via AP)The Associated Press

BRUSSELS -- The European Union on Thursday lashed out at President Donald Trump’s “unilateral” decision to restrict travel from Europe to the United States over the coronavirus, saying that the illness doesn"t respect borders.

Trump has called the disease a “foreign virus” and claimed that U.S. clusters were “seeded” by European travelers. He announced that all European travel would be cut off, but U.S. officials later said that restrictions would apply only to most foreign citizens who have been in Europe’s passport-free travel zone at any point for 14 days prior to their arrival to the United States.

“The European Union disapproves of the fact that the U.S. decision to impose a travel ban was taken unilaterally and without consultation,” European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a joint statement.

“The coronavirus is a global crisis, not limited to any continent and it requires cooperation rather than unilateral action,” the two said.

They rejected Trump"s suggestion that Europe is not doing enough to combat COVID-19, saying that the 27-nation bloc “is taking strong action to limit the spread of the virus.”

The so-called Schengen area comprises 26 countries including EU members France, Italy, German, Greece, Austria and Belgium, where the bloc has its headquarters, but also others like Switzerland, Norway and Iceland.

The restrictions announced by Trump don"t apply to the United Kingdom, where the number of confirmed cases has reached 460, or Ireland, which isn"t part of Schengen.

According to flight tracker FlightAware, around 400 flights cross the Atlantic from Europe to the United States each day.

The unprecedented measure is one of many taken by Trump since he came to office that appears to target the EU, a major trading partner with several member countries that are also U.S. allies in NATO.

Trump has slapped tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Europe and threatened broader trade action, notably against European automakers. Trump has also abandoned an international climate agreement backed by France, as well as the EU sponsored deal limiting Iran’s nuclear development.

But Trump is also an ally of Prime Minister Boris Johnson and supported Britain"s departure from the EU. The U.S. leader also owns three golf resorts in the U.K. and Ireland.

Asked what immediate action the EU might take in response, commission spokesman Eric Mamer said that the EU “isn’t in the habit of shooting from the hip.”

“Good policy-making requires reflection,” Mamer said.

According to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control"s latest figures, more than 22,000 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed across Europe, and 943 people have died on the continent.

For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. The vast majority of people recover from the new virus.

With the virus now present in all 27 EU countries, the bloc"s top officials have pledged to stand united in fighting the disease and are likely to adopt a common approach in their response to Trump"s announcement.

This week, von der Leyen announced the launch of a “corona response investment fund” seeded with 7.5 billion euros that she said would reap billions more. It"s aimed at propping up health care structures, small businesses suffering from the impact of the virus and labor markets where jobs might be hit.

Von der Leyen postponed a trip Thursday to Greece to discuss the migrant stand-off with Turkey in order to focus on combating the rapid spread of the virus.

Several EU meetings have been cancelled to slow the spread, but the bloc"s interior ministers are still scheduled to gather in Brussels on Friday. EU health ministers were holding a video-conference later Thursday.

As the virus spreads, more European countries are adopting drastic measures. After Italy entered a lock-down, Denmark said all schools and day-care facilities will be closed from Monday. All public servants who don"t perform critical functions, have been ordered to stay home for the next two weeks.

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Jan M. Olsen contributed to this story from Copenhagen, Denmark.