Parliaments in Estonia and Finland have voted in favour of the European Union's new reform treaty with a large majority.
Their approval comes one day before a referendum in Ireland where the charter risks being rejected. The Lisbon Treaty, which must win approval by all 27 EU countries to take effect, is designed to revamp the bloc's institutions and decision-making. It replaces the EU constitution that was rejected by French and Dutch voters in referendums in 2005, plunging the bloc into the worst crisis in its half-century history.
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