Seanad debates
Thursday, 10 October 2002
Address by President of the European Parliament.
A great approach in journalism is to answer the who, what, why, when and where question – the basics. Who decided this? Some 15 Heads of Government and State. What did they decide? All of this formula that we have been discussing this morning. Where did they decide it? In Helsinki. When did they decide it? In December 1999, a year before the Nice treaty was even properly negotiated. Why did they decide it? Because they knew the European Union they were facing today would be larger than the four or five new states who were ready to join. That is the answer to the who, what, why, when and where question. That is the reality and it is a proper piece of strategic political management.
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