December 1, 2009 (Year of the OX on October 15), the Lisbon Treaty entered into force.


2009 December 01, 2010 the Lisbon Treaty came into effect, to open the EU's "new era".
when Czech President Vaclav Klaus signed the Lisbon Treaty, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, mixed feelings, "the whole process is like a marathon steeplechase final obstacle to be crossed.
EU informal summit of the Portuguese capital Lisbon by the new EU treaty, that the Lisbon treaty. " This treaty was signed by EU heads of state in Lisbon on December 13, 2007, and subsequently referred to the members for ratification. Countries to ratify the treaty into force in January 2009. States ratification process more difficult than expected, many until November 3, 2009, Czech President Vaclav Klaus announced that he has signed the Lisbon Treaty, becoming the country last in the 27 member states have a signed, bringing the 27 members of the European Union The countries have all ratified the treaty.
"Lisbon Treaty is regarded as a simplified version of the EU Constitution Treaty, the name of the Constitution but are no longer in use. The birth of the new treaty will further reform of the EU institutions to streamline the EU's decision-making process. According to the treaty, the Council of the European Union in the future will be set up permanent Chairman, duties equivalent to the "foreign minister" in charge of foreign policy High Representative will also be established in the European Union, the High Representative also serves as Vice-Chairman of the European Commission. the
Reviews: The entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, to speed up the process of European integration, (TodayinHistory.cn) while expanding the EU's influence on the world