Brussels / Dublin, 21/10/2002 (Agence Europe) - On 19 October, 62.98% of the Irish said "yes" to the Nice Treaty in the second referendum organised following the "no" vote of June 2001, whereas 37.11% continued to reject the Treaty. Turnout was 48.45% against 34% in 2001.
In a press release, the President of the European Council, Anders Fogh Rasmussen considered that this "yes" vote was a clear signal that "all EU countries take enlargement seriously". He then hammered home: "The Treaty of...