We in Ireland have not been immune from the bigotry and the indifference which manifested itself in Europe this century

Non-proliferation will only work if all states are willing to cooperate, and that will only happen if all feel they are being treated fairly.

States can be deterred by the fear of retaliation; non-state organisations cannot by deterred at all.

Ireland has a role to play in making the E.U. united and strong.

The European Union is the world's most successful invention for advancing peace.

But our system of regulation must keep up with this. If it fails to keep up, it will hold back economic expansion. We need financial market regulation that works at national and European level.

The U.S. - E.U. economic relationship dwarfs America's economic ties with China.