Prime Minister celebrates in true style after hearing "Yes" to Nice Treaty

The Irish have voted to accept the Nice Treaty, with 62% in favor and 37% opposed. "This nation wants to see the candidate countries admitted to the European Union. Thanks to this decision Ireland will remain the heart of Europe," said Irish President Bertie Ahern right after announcing the official results. The Prime Minister of Poland, Leszek Miller, celebrated the result by drinking Guinness and singing the song, "I love you as I love Ireland" as he had promised earlier. "I am very happy that the Irish said "Yes" to the treaty. This removes potential threats which may have damaged our chances of joining the EU. Today was a great victory," he said. President Aleksander Kwasniewski said that the result demonstrated the depth of the democratic culture in the EU. "The large and strong countries are taking the opinion of smaller ones into account. Polish Euro-skeptics fearing that Poland will not be listened to should understand that," he said. (Zycie, p. 1; Reuters) A.Z.