Press Release: Implementation of the Treaty of Lisbon

The 1 December 2009 was the day of the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon.

• Primary Source

European Commission: Press Release: IP/09/1855: European Commission welcomes the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/09/1855&format=PDF&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: MEMO/09/531: Explaining the Treaty of Lisbon http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/09/531&format=PDF&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

BBC News, 1.12.09: EU Lisbon Treaty comes into force http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8387648.stm

Text of the Treaty of Lisbon http://europa.eu/lisbon_treaty/full_text/index_en.htm

Deutsche Welle, 2.12.09: The EU's reform treaty comes into force http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4953082,00.html

France24, 1.12.09: EU president takes office as Lisbon Treaty comes into force http://www.france24.com/en/20091201-eu-president-takes-office-lisbon-treaty-comes-force

EurActiv, 2.12.09: EU hails 'new era' as Lisbon Treaty goes into force http://www.euractiv.com/future-eu/eu-hails-new-era-lisbon-treaty-g-news-223237

PressEurop, 1.12.09: The post-Lisbon paradox http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/148401-post-lisbon-paradox

ESO: Background Information: Treaty of Lisbon http://www.europeansources.info/record/website-treaty-of-lisbon-2/

Council of the European Union: Information Note: Treaty of Lisbon, December 2009 http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/ec/111652.pdf

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