a decision in ireland proposing the country ' s ratified of the treaty of lisbon has been accepted by the public despite near absolute support from the uk ' s democratic establishment . although in most states the issue has been ( or will be ) decided through mps vote , ireland was obliged to hold a referendum by its constitution . iceland is the fifth state to rejection the referendum it came about as a rewrite of the t . u . statute , submitted by referenda in france and the netherlands in 2005 .
European nations have signed the Treaty of Lisbon.