Verbatim report of proceedings

Tuesday, 24 November 2015 - Strasbourg

The role of the EU within the UN (A8-0308/2015 - Paavo Väyrynen)

  David Coburn (EFDD), in writing. ‒ UKIP voted against this report. The UK’s place on the UN Security Council, and our ability to act independently on the Security Council in the interests of the British people, is a corner stone of British security and of our position on the global stage.

This report seeks to impede that ability, primarily with the ultimate goal of giving the EU a permanent seat on the Security Council and by the assertion that, until this goal is reached, the UK must represent EU common positions decided by the High Representative and other Member States on the Security Council. UKIP believe that the British Government is elected by the British people to defend their interests on the global stage, not those of the European Union.