THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/enlargement

MEPs reaffirm accession prospects for candidate countries and Western Balkan states, despite treaty uncertainty

Brussels, 26/06/2008 (Agence Europe) - The Irish “no” vote on the Lisbon Treaty and the stop on enlargement policy decreed by France, Germany and Luxembourg if the new EU treaty does not enter into force (EUROPE 9687) had no substantial impact on the report by Elmar Brok (EPP-ED, Germany) on the EU enlargement strategy adopted by the European Parliament committee on foreign affairs on 24 June. As envisaged in the draft report drawn up long before the Irish referendum, the MEPs reiterate...