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Article: Backgrounder: EU member states which have ratified Lisbon Treaty
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- December 10, 2008
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Backgrounder: EU member states which have ratified Lisbon Treaty
BRUSSELS, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- The Treaty of Lisbon, which was
signed on Dec. 13, 2007 in the Portuguese capital, has to be
ratified by all the 27 member states of the European Union (EU) to
enter into force. So far, 25 member states have completed the
ratification, with Ireland and the Czech Republic the only
exceptions.
The Irish electorate rejected the treaty in a referendum in June
with 53.4 percent voting against and 46.6 percent in favor. It is
reported that the Irish government will propose a second vote on the
treaty next year provided that it receives assurances from other EU
members that the treaty will not ...