This distinction was eliminated in 2008; from 2008 to 2012, teams made up of either native Europeans or American expatriates were eligible to qualify from the Europe Region.

This move was triggered by Little League's announcement that Australia would receive its own LLWS berth starting in 2013.

Israel and Turkey have stayed in the renamed Europe and Africa Region to this day.

[1] No team from the European region has ever reached the final of the Little League World Series.

Kaiserslautern, Germany and Dhahran, Saudi Arabia made the International final in back-to-back years in 1993 and 1994.

The Europe region was named the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region between 2004 and 2007; however, no Middle Eastern or African team participated in qualifiers for the EMEA Series berth (although Kenya sent a team to the European qualifier in 2001[2] and South Africa did the same in 2003[3]).

Ten teams have an automatic bid into the regional tournament based on participation and enrollment figures.