Treaty of Lisbon (2)

According to this article tackling with the "Treaty of Lisbon", Ireland had rejected this treaty in June 2008 (54,3% of Irish said "NO") but the new referendum established in October 3rd make the Irish say "Yes". In fact, "Treaty of Lisbon" is a simplification of Rome and Maastricht Treaties, which hasn't been adopted by all Members of the European Union actually (especially Czech Republic in which EU puts pressure in order to convince Vaclav Klaus to sign it). This "Treaty of Lisbon" is going to establish new european institutionnal laws, and is a real turning point of the renewal of the European Institutions. Thus, all European citizens are concerned by this foundamental treaty. The 27 nations must ratify this treaty before the end of the year in order to avoid a blockade of this renewal process.

A. Galudec

The Treaty of Lisbon

Victory in Ireland for Lisbon treaty

Irish voters endorse the Lisbon treaty on their return to the ballot box.

The "yes" vote came 16 months after the treaty was rejected in a first referendum. The Irish government agreed to hold a second vote after EU leaders offered guarantees on national sovereignty and agreed that each EU country would continue to have a commissioner.

All 27 member countries must ratify the treaty for it to take effect. With Ireland now on board, only the Czech Republic and Poland need to complete the ratification process.

The treaty aims to enhance the EU’s role on the world stage and streamline its decision-making.