The Treaty of Lisbon amending the Treaty establishing the European Union and the Treaty

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The Treaty of Lisbon

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Treaty Series No. 7 (2010)

The Treaty of Lisbon

amending the Treaty Establishing the European
Union and the Treaty Establishing the European
Community,

including the Protocols and Annexes,
and Final Act with Declarations

Lisbon, 13 December 2007

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July 2010

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TREATY OF LISBON AMENDING THE TREATY ON EUROPEAN UNION
AND THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY

PREAMBLE

HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF THE BELGIANS,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC,

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF DENMARK,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA,

THE PRESIDENT OF IRELAND,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC,

HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF SPAIN,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA,

HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE GRAND DUKE OF LUXEMBOURG,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY,

THE PRESIDENT OF MALTA,

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE NETHERLANDS,

THE FEDERAL PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND,
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THE PRESIDENT OF THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC,

THE PRESIDENT OF ROMANIA,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND,

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN,

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN
AND NORTHERN IRELAND,

DESIRING to complete the process started by the Treaty of Amsterdam1 and by the
Treaty of Nice2 with a view to enhancing the efficiency and democratic legitimacy of
the Union and to improving the coherence of its action,

HAVE RESOLVED to amend the Treaty on European Union3, the Treaty establishing
the European Community4 and the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy
Community5, and to this end have designated as their Plenipotentiaries:

HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF THE BELGIANS

Guy VERHOFSTADT
Prime Minister

Karel de GUCHT
Minister of Foreign Affairs

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA

Sergei STANISHEV
Prime Minister

1 Treaty Series No.12 (1999) Cm 4434
2 Treaty Series No. 22 (2003) Cm 5879
3 Treaty Series No. 12 (1994) Cm 2485 and a consolidated version in Treaty Series No.52 (1999) Cm
4434
4 Consolidated versions in Treaty Series No.52 (1999) Cm 4434 and Treaty Series No.47 (1988) Cm
455
5 Treaty Series No.1 (1933) Cmnd 5179
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Ivailo KALFIN
Minister of Foreign Affairs

THE PRESIDENT OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC

Mirek TOPOLÁNEK
Prime Minister

Karel SCHWARZENBERG
Minister of Foreign Affairs

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF DENMARK

Anders Fogh RASMUSSEN
Prime Minister

Per Stig MØLLER
Minister of Foreign Affairs

THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY

Angela MERKEL
Federal Chancellor

Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs and Vice-Chancellor

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA

Frank-Walter STEINMEIER
Prime Minister

Urmas PAET
Minister of Foreign Affairs

THE PRESIDENT OF IRELAND

Bertie AHERN
Prime Minister (Taoiseach)

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Dermot AHERN
Minister of Foreign Affairs

THE PRESIDENT OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC

Konstantinos KARAMANLIS
Prime Minister

Theodora BAKOYANNIS
Minister of Foreign Affairs

HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF SPAIN

José Luis ZAPATERO
President of the Government

Miguel Angel MORATINOS
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation

THE PRESIDENT OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC

Nicolas SARKOSY
President

François FILLON
Prime Minister

Bernard KOUCHNER
Minister of Foreign and European Affairs

THE PRESIDENT OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC

Romani PRODI
President of the Council of Ministers

Massimo D’ALEMA
Vice-President and Minister of Foreign Affairs

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THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS

Tassos PAPADOPOULOS
President

Erato KOZAKOU-MARCOULLIS
Minister of Foreign Affairs

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA

Valdis ZATLERS
President

Aigars KALVITIS
Prime Minister

Maris RIEKSTINS
Minister of Foreign Affairs

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA

Valdas ADAMKUS
President

Gediminas KIRKILAS
Prime Minister

Petras VAITIEKUNAS
Minister of Foreign Affairs

HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE GRAND DUKE OF LUXEMBOURG

Jean-Claude JUNCKER
Prime Minister, Minister of State

Jean ASSELBORN
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration

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THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY

Ferenc GYURCSÁNY
Prime Minister

Dr. Kinga GÖNCZ
Minister of Foreign Affairs

THE PRESIDENT OF MALTA

The Hon. Lawrence GONZI
Prime Minister

The Hon. Michael FRENDO
Minister of Foreign Affairs

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE NETHERLANDS

Dr J.P. BALKENENDE
Prime Minister

M.J.M. VERHAGEN
Minister of Foreign Affairs

THE FEDERAL PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA

Dr Alfred GUSENBAUER
Federal Chancellor

Dr Ursula PLASSNIK
Federal Minister for European and International Affairs

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND

Donald TUSK
Prime Minister

Radoslaw SIKORSKI
Minister of Foreign Affairs

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THE PRESIDENT OF THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC

José SÓCRATES
Prime Minister

Luis AMADO
Minister of State and Foreign Affairs

THE PRESIDENT OF ROMANIA,

Traian BASESCU
President

Cãlin Popescu-TÃRICEANU
Prime Minister

Adrian-Mihai CIOROIANU
Minister of Foreign Affairs

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA

Janez JANSA
President of the Government

Dimitrij RUPEL
Minister of Foreign Affairs

THE PRESIDENT OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC

Robert FICO
Prime Minister

Ján KUBIS
Minister of Foreign Affairs

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