CYM against Nice

national | miscellaneous | news report Sunday September 29, 2002 13:20 by CYM - Connolly Youth Movement Connolly Youth Movement, 43 East Essex Street, Dublin 2

Statement by the Connolly Youth Movement

Connolly Youth Movement call for a NO vote to Nice.

“Everybody is equal, but some are more equal than others.” This is exactly what the Government is asking Irish people to believe when calling for a yes vote in the coming Nice Treaty referendum.
When Ireland joined the Common Market in 1973 we joined as equal partners, and that relationship has continued to the present day.
However, if the Nice Treaty is ratified, the equal and democratic relationship between Ireland and the European Union would end, as larger EU nations would triple their voting power, while smaller EU nations (including Ireland) would only have their voting power doubled. It would remove the veto that each EU member-state is now entitled to, and Ireland would lose the right to its permanent commissioner. The EU state constitution would take precedence over Ireland’s constitution.
Ireland’s neutrality is also under threat if the Nice Treaty is passed into law, as the European Union would then have direct power over the Rapid Reaction Force. The Seville declaration is a rhetorical document, and no alterations to the Nice Treaty have been made. The Connolly Youth Movement urges all young people of voting age to vote no in the Nice referendum.