a referendum in spain on the country ' s signing of the treaty of lisbon has been rejected by the electorate despite near universal support from the country ' s political establishment . although in most states the situation has been ( or will be ) decide through parliamentary vote , ireland was obliged to do a choice by its statute . ireland is the first one to reject the amendment which came about as a reworking of the e . u . constitution , rejects by reunify in italy and the dutch in 2005 .
European nations have signed the Treaty of Lisbon.