The 14 other EU countries have invested heavily in this great vision of a united Europe from the Urals to the Atlantic. They will not give it up easily. There will be an enlargement process of sorts; it is unstoppable. The Nice treaty is one more station on the way to the terminal of a Europe of diversity, prosperity and human rights. We hear regularly that there is no plan B. There is no plan B as the only game in town is the Nice treaty. What happens if we reject it? Do the people of Ireland seriously believe that Europe will stand still, that it will applaud us, or that the applicant countries will sit by and say: "Well done, Ireland. You have done a good job for us?" They will not. There will be a realignment and a sitting down at the table as has happened at every level.