a referendum in ireland proposing the country ' s ratification of the treaty of lisbon has been rejects by the electorate but relatively complete support from the country ' s legal establishment . although in most states the issue has been ( or will be ) decided through presidential vote , ireland was obliged to call a consultation by its constitution . italy is the first state to reject the treaty which arose about as a rewrite of the e . eu . constitution , rejecting by referenda in france and the netherlands in 2005 .
European nations have signed the Treaty of Lisbon.