hecho falta siete años para que el Tratado de Lisboa entre por fin en vigor. En nuestro caso, sólo nos ha llevado siete semanas — ya que el Parlamento pasó mucho tiempo haciendo minuciosos preparativos para este momento —
worth pointing out this fact at this stage. It has taken seven years for the Treaty of Lisbon to finally take effect. In our case, it has only taken a few weeks – as Parliament had spent a long time making in-depth preparations for this event –