NIce - Prodi says Nice is necessary for enlargement

Victor

So the whole argument is really about other politicians rejecting previous treaties, eh?

From Ireland.com full story at:

http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/breaking/2001/0621/breaking64.htm

Prodi says Nice is necessary for enlargement

Mr Romani Prodi has said the Nice Treaty must be ratified in order to make an enlarged Europe work. Speaking outside Government Buildings after a meeting with the Taoiseach, Mr Prodi said the Treaty needs to be ratified by all 15 members

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Mr Prodi sparked confusion earlier in the day by suggesting EU enlargement could go ahead without the Nice Treaty, only to say later this was not possible.

In an interview in today’s Irish Times, Mr Prodi said the issues of enlargement and the ratification of the Nice Treaty should be treated separately.

However in the Dail today the Taoiseach clarified Mr Prodi’s remarks saying while the Nice Treaty is necessary politically for EU enlargement it is not a legal prerequisite.

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Changing call sign to SIERRA PAPA OSCAR OSCAR FOXTROT.

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Xterminator

Bertie is correct on this 1.

The changes in Nice were designed to make the EU more manageable as the population size grows to a par with the US
(Unless your paraniod in which case you can substitute any reason you wish.)
This does not preclude allowing the others to join, it just means the institutions and rules devised for a smaller EU, might become nonsenical/non practical in a larger EU.

For example the no. of delegates at the EU Parliment.