Copenhagen, 06/06/2001 (Agence Europe) - The Danish Parliament was the first parliament in the EU to vote in favour of the ratification of the Treaty of Nice. It did so last week through a large majority (98 in favour, 14 against and 1 abstention), and for ratification to be complete there only lacks the signing by the Queen of Denmark.
In Paris, at the opening of the debate on ratification in the National Assembly, Tuesday afternoon, the Minister of European Affairs, Pierre Moscovici said, regarding the Treaty's "acquis" that, on the whole, "the contract has been concluded". On the right, Philippe de Villiers did not want the Treaty to be ratified "in haste", and called, as for the Amsterdam Treaty, for it to be submitted for examination by the Constitutional Council. As for Jean-Pierre Chevenement, Chair of the Movement of Citizens, he spoke angrily against the German proposals "of Federal Super-State", and spoke of the risk of the "Landerisation" of France.