a question in ireland requesting the parliament ' s signature of the treaty of lisbon has been declined by the electorate following near unanimous support from the republic ' s political establishment . although in most states the situation has been ( or will be ) decided through mps rule , ireland was obligations to hold a question by its constitution . ireland is the last kingdom to reject the treaty , occurred about as a recasting of the e . u . constitution , accepted by referenda in spain and the netherlands in 2005 .
European nations have signed the Treaty of Lisbon.