Europe 'should have UN seat'

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The European Union should have a permanent seat on the UN Security Council, the new Commissioner for External Affairs has said.

Benita Ferrero-Waldner, who was confirmed in the post on Thursday, believes that the EU must take a more communal approach in international institutions such as the UN. "The more we speak with one voice, the better for us and the better for Europe. We are not important if we don't speak with one voice," she said.

At the moment, there are only five permanent members of the UN Security Council: Britain, France, Russia, China and the United States.

Miss Ferrero-Waldner, a former Austrian foreign minister, said that the creation of an EU seat would give greater representation to smaller member states. She believes that Britain and France would not necessarily have to relinquish their seats if an EU position was created.

STRONG LIKE TRACTOR. Kept the bullies in check.



(joke)

it the European Security Council with basically four seats.

and give it's place to EU when the conditions are right (Foreign policy mechanisms to handle common decision making at place). Sometime after acceptance of constitution. I very much think France is that smart, now it is practically sharing that seat with Germany.

UK will continue sinking in the transatlantic sea of 'who cares'.