What next for the (rejected) Lisbon treaty?

By Simon Taylor and Jim Brunsden - 19.06.2008 / 00:00 CET

Ireland voted by 53.4% to 46.6% to reject the Treaty of Lisbon. The vote calls at least a temporary halt to the reforms that the treaty would have introduced. So if the Lisbon treaty is not ratified, what will be the implications for the European Union?

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Treaty timeline

2000: Nice treaty agreed by EU leaders.

2002: Nice treaty ratified (after two Irish referendums) – and still in force.

2004: Constitutional treaty agreed by EU leaders.

2005: Constitutional treaty rejected by France and the Netherlands – and dropped.

2006: Accession treaty for Bulgaria and Romania ratified (fixing future size of European Parliament) – and still in force.

2007: Lisbon treaty agreed by EU leaders.

2008: Lisbon treaty ratified by 18 member states but rejected by Ireland.

2009: Scheduled entry into force of Lisbon treaty.

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