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This paper reviews the proposals for reform of the UN Security Council (SC). The author analyzes key issues at the center of the current debate on SC reform (size of an enlarged Council, categories of membership and regional representation, the veto, SC’s working methods, relations with the General Assembly). He also examines the future role of the EU in the SC and such issues as closer coordination among EU members and the Lisbon Treaty's safeguards for the rights of permanent members, including veto power.