Luxembourg, 13/07/2001 (Agence Europe) - The Luxembourg House of Representatives adopted on 12 July, by 57 votes for, 1 against and 2 abstentions, the proposal for ratification of the Treaty of Nice. It thus becomes, after Denmark and France, the third EU Member State to have ratified the Treaty.
The "first purpose of this treaty is to allow Union enlargement", said Foreign Affairs Minister Lydie Polfer, speaking before MEPs. She added: "What is important is that we have managed to forge a...