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He will help us in exchange for a seat on the council. deserved seat on the council, yes. To a well He'll give you a seat on the council. She risks her seat on the council, and for what? As of this morning, there's an open seat on the council. A seat on the Council? Offered me a seat on the Council if I'd help him.	What if you had a seat in the Council? Would the independent state automatically have a permanent seat in the Council, as the existing Member State does? The Mixed Committee shall meet at the seat of the Council in Brussels. Strike your banners, come to me before dawn, and I will grant you your old seat in the council. As for the rapporteur, I would like to say that perhaps it would have been better for her to occupy a seat in the Council section rather than our section as far as the defence of Parliament's interests is concerned. As for Iran, the Honourable Members will be aware that this country has withdrawn its candidature for a seat in the Human Rights Council. The PPE I reject the objective of "an EU seat in the Security Council".

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What if you had a seat in the Council?
Would the independent state automatically have a permanent seat in the Council, as the existing Member State does?
The Mixed Committee shall meet at the seat of the Council in Brussels.
Strike your banners, come to me before dawn, and I will grant you your old seat in the council.
As for the rapporteur, I would like to say that perhaps it would have been better for her to occupy a seat in the Council section rather than our section as far as the defence of Parliament's interests is concerned.
As for Iran, the Honourable Members will be aware that this country has withdrawn its candidature for a seat in the Human Rights Council.
The PPE
I reject the objective of "an EU seat in the Security Council".