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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8301

20 September 2002
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/nice treaty/ireland
Pat Cox announces that he is to actively participate in 19 October referendum campaign

Brussels, 19/09/2002 (Agence Europe) - European Parliament President Pat Cox said on Thursday that the second Irish referendum on the Nice Treaty to be held on Saturday 19 October would be a "defining" moment for Ireland and for Europe. The Irish President of the Parliament commented: "A second rejection of the Nice Treaty would plunge the European Union's main strategic agenda, that of enlargement, into a period of uncertainty and potential crisis (…) For a generation Ireland has chosen...

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