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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8154

20 February 2002
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/treaty of nice/ireland
Warning from Chris Patten

Dublin, 19/02/2002 (Agence Europe) - In an interview published in The Irish Times, Commissioner Chris Patten warned of the possible political consequences for Ireland if the Treaty of Nice were rejected for a second time by the country. "It will stop enlargement and some people, with whom I do not have any sympathy, will inevitably say that here is a country that has done well out of membership of the European Union over many years but is not prepared to extend those benefits to countries...

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