EU draw up Plan B to offset No vote
President Aleksander Kwasniewski became the first head of state to admit that an alternative or Plan B was being actively pursued to allow enlargement to go ahead in the event of an Irish veto.
His comments have added significance because the European Commission was yesterday forced to deny that they were devising a plan to allow enlargement to go ahead even if Ireland votes No. The Commission denied newspaper reports that Brussels officials would seek a Dáil declaration that Ireland is not opposed to enlargement in the event of a No vote, but President Kwasniewski admitted a Plan B was being prepared.
