Definition: In this task, a passage will be given and the goal is to identify an event from the passage. An event is defined as a single word representing something that happened, is happening, or may happen. An event can be factual or hypothetical, positive or negative, certain or uncertain. While most events are based on verbs, an event can also be based on a noun (ex. storm, snow, rainfall) or a copula verb (is, was, been, etc.). The event must not be a pronoun or an adjective. For noun events with multiple words, use the last word in the phrase as event.
Input: Passage: Bulgarian lawmakers on Tuesday approved the new constitutional amendments needed to raise accountability in the judiciary ahead of European Union membership on Jan. 1 next year. The state-owned BTA reported that in a vote at the National Assembly, the parliament, 203 of 240 deputies backed amendments to end blanket immunity held by judges, prosecutors and investigators and to set up a special parliament-elected inspectorate to monitor the judiciary.

approved