VARIOUS: EUROPEAN UNION EXPANSION PLANS UNDER THREAT AFTER REFERENDUM IN IRISH REPUBLIC REJECTS RATIFICATION OF NICE TREATY

Record ID: 970835

  • Title: VARIOUS: EUROPEAN UNION EXPANSION PLANS UNDER THREAT AFTER REFERENDUM IN IRISH REPUBLIC REJECTS RATIFICATION OF NICE TREATY
  • Date: 9th June 2001
  • Summary: (U6) DUBLIN, IRISH REPUBLIC (JUNE 8, 2001) (REUTERS) 1. SCU BALLOTS FROM IRISH REPUBLIC REFERENDUM ON TREATY OF NICE BEING SPILLED ONTO TABLE FOR COUNTING; BALLOT; WORKERS SEPARATING BALLOTS/ HAS PAN COUNTING HALL; SCU BALLOTS BEING SEPARATED IN PREPARATION FOR COUNTING (11 SHOTS) 1.01 2. HAS /SLV/MV DUBLIN STREET SCENES/ CLOSEUP OF "YOU WILL LOSE" POSTER ON STREET LAMP (5 SHOTS) 1.35 3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) RETURNING OFFICER ANNOUNCING RESULT FOR DUBLIN CENTRAL, WHICH IS PRIME MINISTER BERTIE AHERN'S CONSTITUENCY, SAYING "Votes cast in favour of the proposal, 8,115; votes cast against the proposal, 12,197." 1.56 4. SV "NO TO NICE" PEOPLE CHEERING 2.05 5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) JUSTIN BARRETT, OF THE "NO TO NICE" CAMPAIGN, SAYING: The Nice Treaty is dead, it ends today. There's no excuse for carrying on, some of the talk has been suggesting that they will hold another referendum, this is nonsense, this an affront to democracy for them to even suggest it, never mind to actually do it. 2.22 6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ROGER COLE, CHAIRMAN OF PANA (PEACE AND NEUTRALITY ALLIANCE) CAMPAIGN, ALSO OPPOSED TO THE NICE TREATY BECAUSE OF THE PROPOSED RAPID REACTION FORCE FOR EUROPE, SAYING "It's good, all the other people of Europe, the people, of Finland, Sweden, France, they should be asked as well. The problem with this whole European thing is that they're not asking the ordinary people. Why isn't there a referendum in Sweden, for example? Why shouldn't there be a referendum in Sweden, Denmark? If you are to build a Europe to which people have allegiance, they should be asked in referendums, "Do you support this treaty or don't you." 2.51 7. (SOUNDBITE) (English) CHIEF RETURNING OFFICER AT CUSTOMS HOUSE PETER GREENE, ANNOUNCING REFERENDUM RESULTS, SAYING "Votes in favour of the proposal 453,461; votes against the proposal 529,478. Majority of votes against the proposal 76,017. Thank you very much." 3.23 8. PAN ANTI-NICE CAMPAIGNERS CHEERING AT RESULT THAT THE NO SIDE HAS BEEN VICTORIOUS 3.46 9. LAS TILT DOWN EXTERIOR GOVERNMENT HOUSE - IRISH PRIME MINISTER BERTIE AHERN ON STEPS OF GOVERNMENT HOUSE TO GIVE NEWS CONFERENCE 3.58 10. (SOUNDBITE) (English) IRISH PRIME MINISTER BERTIE AHERN SPEAKING ABOUT HIS DISAPPOINTMENT AT THE REFERENDUM RESULT, SAYING "The government are deeply disappointed by the referendum result on this treaty; we're also disappointed that all of us on the "yes" side, the main political parties, the social partners, were not able to persuade a higher number of voters to participate in making such an important decision. The result will come as an unexpected shock to our partners and to the applicant countries who are due to meet in Gothenburg at the end of next week. They now face potential additional obstacles to the timetable for enlargement. I am convinced nevertheless that the Irish people welcome enlargement. I fully respect the outcome of this referendum; we need to study the lessons from it, they extend beyond Ireland." 4.42 11. MV BACKVIEW AHERN FACING MEDIA 4.47 12. (SOUNDBITE) (English) IRISH PRIME MINISTER BERTIE AHERN SAYING "I'm certain that the vast majority of Irish people remain strongly committed to the European Union, and to enlargement. It's clear there are genuine anxieties and concerns about the future, including about the continued democratic accountability of each member state, which go well beyond the terms of the treaty itself." 5.06 13. HAS DUBLIN STREET SCENES; MV STATUE OF DANIEL O'CONNELL, HERO OF CATHOLIC EMANCIPATION; SLV PEOPLE WALKING DOWN STREET; SCU IRISH FLAGS FLYING (4 SHOTS) 5.35 (U6)BRUSSELS, BELGIUM (JUNE 8, 2001)(EBS) 14. SLV JONATHAN FAULL, SPOKESPERSON FOR EUROPEAN COMMISSION PRESIDENT ROMANO PRODI , SPEAKING AT PRESS CONFERENCE 5.41 15. SOUNDBITE (English) FAULL, SAYING "The presidency and the commission are ready to contribute in every possible way to help the Irish government find a way forward, taking account of the differing concerns reflected by the result without changing the substance of the treaty." 16. JOURNALIST LISTENING; MV FAULL, SPEAKING AT PRESS CONFERENCE 6.08 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: DUBLIN, IRISH REPUBLIC AND BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
  • Country: Ireland
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