High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Europe first participated in the Little League World Series in 1960. Teams from Europe were given a berth in the LLWS each year between 1960 and 2001 (with the exception of the temporary ban of international teams in 1975). In 2001, the region was split into a co-terminus Europe (later EMEA) and Transatlantic region. The Europe region comprised mostly native European teams while the Transatlantic region comprised mostly American expatriates. This distinction was eliminated for the 2008 Little League World Series; teams made up of either native Europeans or American expatriates are eligible to qualify from the European region.