EU Commissioner Mr David Byrne said today "the people of Ireland are speaking not only for themselves but also for all the citizens of Europe" when voting in the Nice Treaty referendum.
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The European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection was speaking to members of the European Movement-Ireland in Dublin this afternoon.
In his address Mr Byrne said the building of the European project was the most significant undertaking of the 20th century driven by the resolve to establish a lasting peace between the peoples of Europe.
Mr Byrne said the fundamental purpose of the treatyis to enable enlargement of the European Union to the east and south to take place.
"This is an ambitious project which provides an unprecedented historical opportunity to restore and reunite Europe to its peaceful and prosperous state," he said.