After reaching agreement on the Reform Treaty, "Europe can move on to other things". The British Prime Minister Gordon Brown comments the results of the Lisbon summit, saying he is "satisfied": "The British interests have been protected". The United Kingdom had asked to make an exception to the enforcement of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and to the enforcement of the common justice and security policies. "It is time we move on to other subjects comments the head of London’s Government, who was at the International Fair of the Portuguese capital for the last session of the EU summit -. We have to take care of the problems the citizens are worried about: economic growth, employment, climate change and security". The new text, that replaces the 2004 Constitution that has never been enforced, includes over 250 pages and largely follows the articles of the previous Constitution. Likewise, the Treaty fulfils the task that the EU Council in June had entrusted to the Inter-Governmental Conference. After signing it, possibly in Lisbon on December 13th, it shall be ratified by the 27 member states to be enforced by 2009, in time for election to the European Parliament.
