Brussels, 22/06/2001 (Agence Europe) - In an interview with The Irish Times, European Commission President Romano Prodi said that the issues of enlargement and ratification of the Treaty of Nice could be treated as two separate things. In other words, the "no" to Nice expressed by the Irish People at the referendum on 8 June would not be an obstacle to the enlargement process. The Treaty of Amsterdam in fact allows the EU to open up to five new members, to reach 20 members in all, and, for...