Original sentence: This treaty was signed on 13 December 2007 in Lisbon and is known as the Lisbon treaty
Edited sentence: It was widely described by the Heads of State of several members, and by other prominent politicians, as being the rejected constitution in all but name, described as a treaty to make it easier for national governments to ratify it without referring to their citizens.Nevertheless, this treaty was signed on 13 December 2007 in Lisbon and is known as the Lisbon treaty.Only the Republic of Ireland intends to hold a referendum on the treaty, with the Government and much of the media mounting a massive campaign for acceptance.The use of the term "independent sovereign" has to be regarded as misleading as the sovereignty of member states has to be "pooled", which effectivley means a loss of control and thus a loss of sovereignty