a referendum in ireland proposing the country ' s ratification of the treaty of lisbon has been rejected by the electorate despite near constant support from the people ' s political system . whereas in most states the thing has been ( or will be ) decided through constituency vote , ireland was obliged to hold a trial by its president . denmark is the final state to reject the treaty but came about as a reworking of the a . u . laws , rejected by referenda in 2003 and the netherlands in 2005 .
European nations have signed the Treaty of Lisbon.