<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: Izingxoxo zokuguqula izikhungo ze-EU zaqala ngo-2001, okwaholela ekuqaleni esiphakamisweni soMthethosisekelo waseYurophu, owawuzochitha izivumelwano zaseYurophu ezikhona futhi esikhundleni sazo kube nomthethosisekelo. Nakuba yaqinisekiswa iningi lamazwe angamalungu, yalahlwa ngemuva kokwenqatshwa ama-55 abavoti baseFrance ngo-29 Meyi 2005 bese kuba ngama-61 abavoti baseNetherlands ngo-1 Juni 2005. Ngemva kwesikhathi sokuzindla, amazwe angamalungu avumelana esikhundleni salokho ukuba agcine izivumelwano ezikhona futhi azishintshe, ukuze enze umthetho izinguquko eziningana ezazicatshangwe kumthethosisekelo owalahlwa. Isivumelwano senguquko esishintshayo sabhalwa futhi sasayinwa eLisbon ngo-2007. Ekuqaleni kwakuhloswe ukuba isamukelwe yizo zonke izizwe ezingamalungu ekupheleni kuka-2008. Lesi sikhathi asizange siphumelele, ikakhulukazi ngenxa yokwenqatshwa kokuqala kweSivumelwano ngoJuni 2008 ngabakhethi base-Ireland, isinqumo esahlehliswa ngo-  <response>: i-referendum yesibili ngo-Okthoba 2009 ngemuva kokuthi i-Ireland ithole amalungelo amaningi ahlobene nesivumelwano. 