Popular Democracy and EU Enlargement
Popular Democracy and EU Enlargement
Author(s): Peter MairSubject(s): Civil Society, Governance, Political history, International relations/trade, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: SAGE Publications Ltd
Keywords: European Union; Ireland; ratification of European Union Treaty of Nice; EU enlargement;
Summary/Abstract: In June 2001, confounding both national and international expectations, Irish voters refused to ratify the European Union Treaty of Nice that formalized institutional adaptation to enlargement. As a result, the Treaty was stopped in its tracks. The rules of the Union state that all member states are required to ratify treaties, and if even one of the current fifteen says no, the process is halted. To be sure, the Irish were asked again to ratify the Treaty, in October 2002, and this time the campaign in favor was more intense and more costly. It was even persuasive, and Irish voters finally did say yes and so allowed Nice to go ahead. [...]
Journal: East European Politics and Societies
- Issue Year: 17/2003
- Issue No: 01
- Page Range: 58-63
- Page Count: 16
- Language: English
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