 The entire campaign costs 18 million euros, or 0.05 euros per eligible voter, with Germany, Spain and Italy donating some advertising space free of charge.It had initially been foreseen that the Treaty of Lisbon would have entered into force by the time of these elections, making them the first to be held under its provisions.However, primarily because of the No vote in the referendum in Ireland, the framework established by the Treaty of Nice will be used again.