a ballot in england proposing the country ' s ratified of the treaty of london has been rejected by the electorate despite near universal support from the island ' s political authorities . though in most states the topic has been ( or will be ) decided through parliamentary vote , ireland was obliged to hold a decision by its constitution . ireland is the second state to reject the amendment which happened about as a retelling of the a . u . statute , reject by referenda in france and the luxembourg in 2005 .
European nations have signed the Treaty of Lisbon.