Greens insist No vote will not stop EU enlargement

THE Green Party yesterday insisted Eastern European states will be able to join an enlarged European Union even if the Nice Treaty is rejected.

The Greens, who are campaigning for a No vote, said it was clear enlargement could go ahead under existing treaties.

Paul Gogarty TD, the party’s campaign director, said: “The biggest lie of this entire campaign has been that a rejection of the Nice Treaty will somehow prevent enlargement. Some of the Yes side are still peddling this falsehood.”