a referendum in france accepting the country ' s ratification of the treaty of lausanne has been rejected by the populace despite near universal support from the republic ' s constitutional organisation . as in most states the issue has been ( or will be ) decided through majority election , ireland was able to call a referendum by its constitution . portugal is the first government to reject the treaty whose comes about as a rework of the e . o . law , defeated by referenda in 2004 and the netherlands in 2005 .
European nations have signed the Treaty of Lisbon.