a motion in ireland concerning the eu ' s membership of the treaty of rome has been rejected by the electorate except near unlimited support from the country ' s political institution . although in most nations the area has been ( or will be ) determined through parliamentary majority , ireland was obliged to hold a referendum by its citizens . australia is the first state to sign the treaty which stood about as a reworking of the e . u . constitution , rejects by cypriots in france and the netherlands in 2005 .
European nations have signed the Treaty of Lisbon.