Lisbon Treaty

Originally called the Reform Treaty, the Lisbon Treaty
was drawn up to replace the draft European constitution after
that was thrown out by voters in France and the Netherlands
in 2005. President Giorgio Napolitano yesterday said “Italy must do its part, firstly by ratifying the Treaty, even in this electoral phase. It is essential that we
arrive at European elections in a position to present
citizens with the Union's new framework of objectives and
rules,''
All 27 EU countries will be expected to ratify the
Treaty in 2008 with a view to it coming into force in 2009.
Hungary, France, Slovenia, Malta and Romania have already
done so.

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