EU finds a clearer voice in the UN

EurActiv reports that a decision in the 192-nation General Assembly on the 3 May 2011 saw 180 countries vote in favour of granting the EU 'super observer' status, which does not give the bloc voting rights but will allow the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to speak on behalf of the European Union.

The Resolution adopted will in future enable EU representatives to present and promote the EU's positions
in the UN, as agreed by its Member States

• Primary Source

EUObserver, 4.5.11: EU wins new powers at UN, transforming global body http://euobserver.com/9/32262

European Union: EEAS: Press Release: A 172/11: Statement by the High Representative, Catherine Ashton, on the adoption of the UN General Assembly Resolution on the EU's participation in the work of the UN http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/EN/foraff/121854.pdf

EEAS: The EU’s Relations with the United Nations http://eeas.europa.eu/organisations/un/index_en.htm

Deutsche Welle, 4.5.11: European Union wins upgraded role within the UN General Assembly http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15047528,00.html

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