Seanad debates

Thursday, 10 October 2002

Address by President of the European Parliament.

 

This will dramatically enhance European stability and environmental policy. People here are worried about Chernobyl and its consequences for us. Do Members know there are similar RBMK style reactors operating today at Ignalina in Lithuania? Do Members know that by us engaging the Lithuanians in the enlargement process we have negotiated to shut those down? We are already benefiting, even if we did not know that. Security is not all about military and defence; it is also about issues such as nuclear safety and cross-border trafficking in crime. Enlargement is part of the solution to those issues, not part of the problem. We are bringing people into the same rule of law and method. For many of Europe's contemporary challenges, enlargement is part of the solution.

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