Human Rights and Democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025

Tabled by Matthieu Valet, Paolo Borchia, Mieke Andriese, Silvia Sardone, Raffaele Stancanelli, António Tânger Corrêa, Roberto Vannacci, Isabella Tovaglieri, Nikola Bartůšek, Hermann Tertsch, Jorge Martín Frías, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

21. Removed: Reiterates the need for the EU and its Added: Firmly rejects the proposal to grant the EU a permanent seat in all multilateral forums, which would limit the ability of Member States to Removed: speak with one voice at the UN and in other multilateral forums in order to effectively tackle global challenges to human rights and democracy in these forums and to support the strongest possible language in line with international human rights standards; stresses that the current multilateral order needs to fully incorporate in its architecture global actors focusing on democracy and human rights such as the EU; calls therefore for the EU and its Member States to work towards ensuring a permanent seat for the EU in multilateral forums, particularly in the UN Security Council in addition to existing Member States’ seats; Added: act in their national interests and weaken their national sovereignty; stresses that conferring state-like attributes to the EU constitutes a direct threat to the sovereignty of Member States and represents a further step towards federalisation; recalls that, in accordance with Article 24(1) TEU and the relevant Declarations of the 2007 Intergovernmental Conference, the provisions of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) do not allow the EU to encroach on the competencies of Member States, including in conducting their foreign policy, managing their national diplomatic services, maintaining relations with non-EU countries, or participating in international organiations, including the United Nations Security Council;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE782.000v01-00