# Treaty of Lisbon/Preamble

HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF THE BELGIANS,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC,
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF DENMARK,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA,
THE PRESIDENT OF IRELAND,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC,
HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF SPAIN,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA,
HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE GRAND DUKE OF LUXEMBOURG,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY,
THE PRESIDENT OF MALTA,
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE NETHERLANDS,
THE FEDERAL PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC,
THE PRESIDENT OF ROMANIA,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND,
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN,
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND,
DESIRING to complete the process started by the Treaty of Amsterdam and by the Treaty of Nice with a view to enhancing the efficiency and democratic legitimacy of the Union and to improving the coherence of its action,
HAVE RESOLVED to amend the Treaty on European Union, the Treaty establishing the European Community and the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,
and to this end have designated as their Plenipotentiaries:
HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF THE BELGIANS
Guy VERHOFSTADT Prime Minister
Karel DE GUCHT Minister for Foreign Affairs
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA
Sergei STANISHEV Prime Minister
Ivailo KALFINE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs
THE PRESIDENT OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC
Mirek TOPOLÁNEK Prime Minister
Karel SCHWARZENBERG Minister for Foreign Affairs
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF DENMARK
Anders Fogh RASMUSSEN Prime Minister
Per Stig MØLLER Minister for Foreign Affairs
THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
Dr Angela MERKEL Federal Chancellor
Dr Frank-Walter STEINMEIER Deputy Federal Chancellor and Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA
Andrus ANSIP Prime Minister
Urmas PAET Minister for Foreign Affairs
THE PRESIDENT OF IRELAND
Bertie AHERN Taoiseach (Prime Minister)
Dermot AHERN Minister for Foreign Affairs
THE PRESIDENT OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC
Konstantinos KARAMANLIS Prime Minister
Dora BAKOYANNIS Minister for Foreign Affairs
HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF SPAIN
José Luis RODRÍGUEZ ZAPATERO President of the Government
Miguel Ángel MORATINOS CUYAUBÉ Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
THE PRESIDENT OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC
Nicolas SARKOZY President
François FILLON Prime Minister
Bernard KOUCHNER Minister for Foreign and European Affairs
THE PRESIDENT OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC
Romano PRODI President of the Council of Ministers
Massimo D'ALEMA Vice-President of the Council of Ministers and Minister for Foreign Affairs
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS
Tassos PAPADOPOULOS President
Erato KOZAKOU-MARCOULLIS Minister for Foreign Affairs
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA
Valdis ZATLERS President
Aigars KALVĪTIS Prime Minister
Māris RIEKSTIŅŠ Minister for Foreign Affairs
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA
Valdas ADAMKUS President
Gediminas KIRKILAS Prime Minister
Petras VAITIEKŪNAS Minister for Foreign Affairs
HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE GRAND DUKE OF LUXEMBOURG
Jean-Claude JUNCKER Prime Minister, Minister of State
Jean ASSELBORN Minister for Foreign Affairs and Immigration
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY
Ferenc GYURCSÁNY Prime Minister
Dr Kinga GÖNCZ Minister for Foreign Affairs
THE PRESIDENT OF MALTA
The Hon. Lawrence GONZI Prime Minister
The Hon. Michael FRENDO Minister for Foreign Affairs
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE NETHERLANDS
Dr J. P. BALKENENDE Prime Minister
M. J. M. VERHAGEN Minister for Foreign Affairs
THE FEDERAL PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA
Dr Alfred GUSENBAUER Federal Chancellor
Dr Ursula PLASSNIK Federal Minister for European and International Affairs
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND
Donald TUSK Prime Minister
Radosław SIKORSKI Minister for Foreign Affairs
THE PRESIDENT OF THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC
José SÓCRATES CARVALHO PINTO DE SOUSA Prime Minister
Luís Filipe MARQUES AMADO Minister of State; Minister for Foreign Affairs
THE PRESIDENT OF ROMANIA,
Traian BĂSESCU President
Călin POPESCU-TĂRICEANU Prime Minister
Adrian CIOROIANU Minister for Foreign Affairs
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA
Janez JANŠA President of the Government
Dr Dimitrij RUPEL Minister for Foreign Affairs
THE PRESIDENT OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC
Robert FICO Prime Minister
Ján KUBIŠ Minister for Foreign Affairs
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND
Matti VANHANEN Prime Minister
Ilkka KANERVA Minister for Foreign Affairs
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN
Fredrik REINFELDT Prime Minister
Cecilia MALMSTRÖM Minister for European Affairs
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
The Rt Hon. Gordon BROWN Prime Minister
The Rt Hon. David MILIBAND Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
WHO, having exchanged their full powers, found in good and due form,
HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS: