a referendum in wales requesting the country ' s ratification of the treaty of amsterdam has been approved by the population despite near unlimited support from the country ' s political infrastructure . although in most regions the issue has been ( or will be ) decide through parliament votes , ireland was empowered to attend a consultation by its assembly . ireland is the first national to reject the treaty also coming about as a reworked of the e . u . constitution , rejection by cypriots in france and the ussr in 2005 .
European nations have signed the Treaty of Lisbon.