They devised a new rule book, the Lisbon treaty, to come into force in 2010 and give their union the political heft to match its might as a trading and regulatory power.

• 因为他们出台了一项在2010年启用的新法案，即里斯本条约。同时，它将给予欧盟政治影响力，以符合该法案在贸易和监管权威方面的能力。