European Parliament Written Declaration No 23
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
2004
3.4.2006 0023/2006
2009WRITTEN DECLARATION
pursuant to Rule 116 of the Rules of Procedure
by Claire Gibault, Jean-Marie Cavada, Antoine Duquesne, Charles Tannock
and Enrique Barón Crespo
on international adoption in Romania
Lapse date: 3.7.2006
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0023/2006
Written declaration on international adoption in Romania
The European Parliament
– having regard to Rule 116 of its Rules of Procedure,
A. whereas respect for fundamental rights is one of the criteria for accession to the European
Union,
B. whereas the Hague Convention on intercountry adoption, which has been ratified by
Romania, provides for essential precautions in the fight against trafficking in children and
promotes the best interests of the child,
C. whereas in June 2001 the Romanian authorities imposed a moratorium on international
adoption, which was replaced on 1 January 2005 by a law on the protection of children,
D. whereas this moratorium was retroactive to 1 December 2000 and consequently abruptly
interrupted consideration of several thousands of applications for adoption,
E. whereas the children whom these applications concerned had already, over a long period,
established contacts with their future adoptive families, and whereas this moratorium has
therefore placed them for a second time in the situation of being abandoned,
F. whereas, in paragraph 23 of its resolution on the extent of Romania's readiness for
accession to the European Union, adopted on 15 December 2005, Parliament urged the
Romanian Government 'to settle the cases of applications for international adoption made
during the moratorium of June 2001',
G. whereas the Romanian Government has to date not responded to this call,
1. Calls on the Romanian authorities to take due account of Parliament's opinion and to
consequently resume without delay consideration of pending cases, in the best interests of
the children, and to authorise international adoption where appropriate;
2. Instructs its President to forward this declaration, together with the names of the
signatories, to the Council and the Commission.
,Persons
Person | Relation type | Date from | Date to |
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Jean-Marie Cavada | Contributed to | 2006 Jun 01 | |
Antoine Duquesne, MEP | Founder of | ||
Charles Tannock MEP | Founder of | ||
Claire Gibault, MEP | Founder of | ||
Claire Gibault, MEP | Founder of | ||
Enrique Barón Crespo, MEP | Founder of | ||
Jean-Marie Cavada | Founder of | ||
Adamos Adamou | Participates in | ||
Alexander Alvaro | Participates in | ||
Gabriele Albertini | Participates in |
Relations to other organizations
Organization | Relation Type | Organization | Country | Date from | Date to |
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European Parliament Written Declaration No 23 | Part of | Lobby to Re-open Romanian Adoptions (2001- ) | 2006 Jul 13 |
Documents
Title | Publication date |
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Mail JP Clement (French Lobby) to German MEPs | 18 June 2006 |
Financial Times: ROMANIA’S CONCEALED CHILDCARE CRISIS | 12 June 2006 |