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The
Treaty of Lisbon
was signed on 13 December 2007 between 27
European
states that are members of the
European Union
(EU).
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It became effective on December 1, 2009. It is now the document that defines the Union, but it is not a
constitution
. It gives a common set of rules that the member states have agreed to use on subjects where they have decided to work together. It does better than previous treaties such as the
Treaty of Rome
and the
Treaty of Maastricht
. It gives the
European Union
new things, such as:
- ↑
"Wayback Machine"
.
web.archive.org
. 2013-05-20. Archived from the original on 2013-05-20
. Retrieved
2019-08-07
.
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