Cowen says military neutrality not threatened by Nice Treaty

IRELAND’S military neutrality is not threatened by the EU Nice Treaty, Foreign Affairs Minister Brian Cowan said last night.

Mr Cowan told a special Dáil debate on legislation to allow a second Nice Treaty referendum that the Government had secured special recognition for Irish neutrality.

Mr Cowan strongly urged voters to reverse their decision of June 2001 and endorse the Nice Treaty in a renewed vote planned for October or November.