Nothing to fear from supremacy of EU law

I AM surprised that Dana Scallon (Irish Examiner, February 18), an MEP of over four years' experience, appears to be confused about the mention of the supremacy of European law in the proposed European constitution.

The supremacy of European law, as specified in article I-10 of the proposed constitution, is not something new.

According to judgments by the European Court of Justice going back to 1962, the law of the European Community, and subsequently the EU, prevails over the law of the member states and their constitutions.