a consultation in ireland proposing the country ' s approval of the instrument of lisbon has been rejected by the electorate unless nearly universal input from the country ' s political establishment . when in most states the issue has been ( or will be ) decided through popular vote , ireland was obliged to attend a referendum by its law . ireland is the first state to adopt the treaty however came about as a rewriting of the p . u . regime , approved by referenda in france and the eu in 2005 .
European nations have signed the Treaty of Lisbon.