§ 34. Mr. Nicholas WintertonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if it is his policy that the EU should have a seat on the UN Security Council [99981]
§ Mr. HainUnder the UN Charter, an EU seat is not possible as membership of the Security Council is confined to states. The Treaty on European Union already makes provision for how EU member states should act when on the Security Council
Member states which are also members of the United Nations Security Council will concert and keep the other member states fully informed. Member states which are permanent members of the Security Council will, in the execution of their functions, ensure the defence of the positions and the interests of the Union, without prejudice to their responsibilities under the provisions of the United Nations Charter.