Our people are now outward looking and cosmopolitan. We exhibit self-confidence and maturity. Nothing is beyond us. Our children believe in themselves and their future. They know that all they have to do is to reach out and they are increasingly successful in doing so. Nice is the key to the continued success of this great experiment. Let the benefits of peace, stability and prosperity flow east to the applicant nations. Let Nice ensure against another Yugoslavia, against another Balkan war. Let Nice guarantee Ireland's continued success as a trading nation. Let us welcome the applicant nations as future customers for our goods and services and as future allies in the councils of Europe.