a campaign in england proposing the country ' s ratification of the treaty of lisbon has been rejected by the electorate despite some universal support from the country ' s political establishment . while in most states the issue has been ( or will be ) agreed through parliamentary ballot , it was required to permit a referendum by its constitution . ireland is the first city to reject the treaty which came about as a reworking of the t . w . text , rejected by referenda in scotland and the netherlands in 2005 .
European nations have signed the Treaty of Lisbon.