The Lisbon Conference is a large negotiation round being held by European Economic and Trade Alliance members in Lisbon. Spearheaded by Portugal and Europa, its aims are to create regional unity by forming the European Alliance, a supranational organization linking the nations in economic, financial, political and to a lesser extent military matters (an extension of the ETA). The United Kingdom has beforehand expressed reservations over this but has decided to attend. The conference is being held in the Belém Cultural Center in Lisbon as is being attended by all members of the ETA.