At the same time, when the national parliaments come to examine the Nice Treaty prior to ratifying it, they must not disregard the problem
posed by the Irish vote. Quite aside, however, from seeking solutions to the situation that has arisen, to which the Irish Government will make a vital contribution, the Committee on Constitutional Affairs wishes first and foremost to reaffirm, with even grea
ter conviction, the positions it expressed in the resolution
adopted in plenary on 31 Ma ...[+++]y on the method to be followed from now until the year 2003.