European Commission

http://ec.europa.eu/index_en.htm

Persons

Person Relation type Date from Date to
Georgeta Luminita NICOLAIE Director 2009 Jul 01
Anita Gradin Employed by 1995 Jan 23 1999 Mar 15
Didier Frippiat Employed by 2012 Jun 01 2016 Jan 01
Irene Piria Employed by
Jean Guyot Employed by 1952 Jan 01 1954 Jan 01
Jerome Vignon Employed by 1984 Jan 01 2009 Jan 01
Laura Parker Employed by 2003 Mar 01 2004 Mar 01
Margaret Tuite Employed by
Michel Petite Employed by 1979 Jan 01 2008 Jan 01
Patrizia de Luca Employed by
Salla Saastamoinen Employed by
Jacques Barrot Justice 2008 Jan 01 2010 Jan 01
Jean-François Deniau Member 1958 Jan 01 1973 Jan 01
Jean-Claude Juncker President 2014 Nov 01
José Manuel Barroso President 2004 Nov 22
Romano Prodi President 1999 Jan 01 2004 Jan 01
Franco Frattini Vice President
Jacques Barrot Vice President 2004 Oct 01 2010 Feb 01

Relations to other organizations

Organization Relation Type Organization Country Date from Date to
European Commission Organizes 2009 Conference: CHALLENGES IN ADOPTION PROCEDURES IN EUROPE - Strasbourg 2009 Dec 01
European Commission Organizes 2009 Conference: CHALLENGES IN ADOPTION PROCEDURES IN EUROPE - Strasbourg
European Commission Organizes Lumos - COM: Conference No child left behind: Families not institutions
EC Directorate General for External Relations Part of European Commission
European Commission Participates in De-Institutionalisation of children in Public Care and Promotion of the social and family reinsertion
European Commission Participates in Giovani per la pace
European Commission Participates in Prevention of Child Abandonment, development of Sustainable Health... (Morocco)
European Commission Participates in Promovarea serviciilor noi pentru facilitarea procesului de reîntregire a familiilor copiilor institu?ionaliza?i din Moldova
European Commission Participates in Social Inclusion for Out-of-family Children and Young People in Public Childcare
European Commission Participates in Youth for Peace - project
European Commission Provided grant to Amici dei Bambini 2002 Jan 01
European Commission Provided grant to Amici dei Bambini 2002 Jan 01 2004 Jan 01
European Commission Provided grant to Amici dei Bambini
European Commission Provided grant to Amici dei Bambini 2003 Jan 01
European Commission Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services
European Commission Provided grant to Childout
European Commission Provided grant to Federation of Child Protection NGOs, Romania
European Commission Provided grant to Holt International Children's Services Inc.
European Commission Provided grant to SERA Audit Project EU Social Fund 2011 Jan 01
European Commission Provided grant to Solidarite Enfants Roumains Abandonnes Romania (SERA Romania)

Documents

Title Publication date
OLAF to R&D: Letter - Notification of Decision to Dismiss a Case OC/2023/0646 4 June 2024
Silent Cradles: Life Histories of Romania’s Looked-After Children, or an important book 17 April 2024
DOCUMENTARY - FESTIVAL LEUVEN : GESTOLEN LEVEN, DANIEL LAMBO 21 March 2024
Documents Delors - De Combret early nineties March 2024
A first in the world of international adoption in France: a judicial investigation opens for adults born in Romania. 26 January 2024
European Parliament takes a step against surrogacy 6 October 2023
Dismissal complaint Romanian Adoptees - OLAF 10 July 2023
Fighting human trafficking: Council agrees position for stronger rules 9 June 2023
The EU uses the same expert three times to force recognition of same-sex families 10 May 2023
CONTRIBUTION TO THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION CONSULTATION ON FIGHTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING 21 March 2023
Legislative Train Schedule European Parliament - Cross-border aspects of adoptions In “Area of Justice and Fundamental Rights” 20 March 2023
NGOs ask European Commission for infringement against Romania for failing to protect children 7 March 2023
Daily: Croatian child adoption case attracts attention of European Parliament 16 January 2023
AD/ACT reply on behalf of Reynders: citizensletter - UNCRC not acquis 25 November 2022
BRINGING ALL CHILDREN TO THE CENTRE OF EU POLICIES 13 October 2022
Cabinet Reynders to ACT: UNCRC Acquis (delay) 10 October 2022
Cabinet Hahn (HR) to Dieu Merci Kitambo: Piria, private issue 21 September 2022
ACT to Reynders (COM) - UNCRC = Acquis 22 August 2022
Ukraine: "Thinking about causes is not appeasement" 4 July 2022
Vigilance on European Commission’s Initiative on the Recognition of Parenthood Between Member States 1 July 2022
Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition of decisions and acceptance of authentic instrume 2 April 2022
Study to support the preparation of an impact assessment on a possible Union legislative initiative on the recognition of parent 31 March 2022
Statement on urgency to counter anti-child rights movements in Europe 8 February 2022
Where Have the Guardians Gone? Law Enforcement and the Politics of Supranational Forbearance in the European Union 27 December 2021
Unicef Netherlands position in Intercountry Adoption ? 12 August 2021
A Europe for All Children - Securing the Present, Building the Future 15 April 2021
European Commission to ACT: Letter regarding illegal adoptions - UN Convention on the Rights of the Child 30 March 2021
Petition · Investigation committee - Illegal adoptions in Europe · Change.org 12 March 2021
ACT/AD to Reynders etc: Adoption Conference / Conférence sur l'adoption : Today's headlines in Romania - FYI 11 March 2021
OPEN LETTER TO MRS URSULA VON DER LEYEN PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION (Marion) 9 March 2021
EU moves closer to preventing forced labour and child labour for millions worldwide 8 February 2021
ACT Complaint at European Ombudsman about non reply 21 January 2021
European Commission to ACT: Subsidiarity Principle in adoptions in the European Union and externally 12 December 2020
Mother and Baby Home Commission records: An EU Law Perspective 20 October 2020
Oana Paraschiva Harvalia, the "Romanian" wife of Gunther Krichbaum, also an expert in international adoptions like the Iohannis 16 July 2020
ACT/AD to COM/VDL: Ms. Roelie Post security/dead 11 June 2020
International Social Services, from India to Romania (Part 3) 30 April 2020
Don’t cry for Commission’s HR chief - Souka 3 February 2020
"Reynders weakened the rule of law" 29 November 2019
International Conference Sloviakia 13 November 2019
EUROPEAN COMMISSION Job Description Form: Job no. 001 in Children’s Rights 1 November 2019
RP - Seibert - request for acknowledgment of receipt mail 30 July 2019 11 October 2019
Dutch Parliament unanimously adopted: Motion Omtzigt 24 September 2019
UAI Letter to PM Rutte and Minister Blok (Buza) 23 September 2019
Romania has violated the acquis communautaire and the law of the European Union 9 September 2019
Adoption of new rules to better protect children caught in cross-border parental disputes 25 June 2019
Appointment Georgeta Nicolaie Director of the ‘Investigation and Disciplinary Office of the Commission’ (IDOC) 24 June 2019
European Commission - Press release New rules and guarantees in criminal proceedings now apply across the EU 11 June 2019
Bucharest EU Children’s Declaration on Child Participation in Decision-Making at National and EU levels 6 May 2019
12th European Forum on the rights of the child 2-3 April 2019 ( Cantwell about Searches ) 2 April 2019
12th European Forum on the Rights of the Child 2 April 2019
Former Top Civil Servant at the European Commission, Dr. Alexander Italianer, Joins Arnold & Porter 21 March 2019
Diverting EU funds towards community-based care 1 March 2019
Human rights: EU appoints a new Special Representative 28 February 2019
Feasibility Study for a Child Guarantee: Children in alternative care 12 February 2019
EP Event Intergroup Transparency/Organised Crime: Dark Side of Adoption 7 November 2018
Syria - European Commission 11 September 2018
The two-day conference " Child friendly justice - Leaving Margaret Tuite 27 June 2018
Herr Gunther Krichbaum and some mere coincidences 17 February 2018
Georgette Mulheir EU Forum: extermination camps November 2017
The European Commission and Lumos highlight the link between trafficking and children in institutions 18 October 2017
MEPs call for automatic cross-border recognition of adoptions 2 February 2017
Italian minister calls Commission’s promotion of Brit ‘a scandal’ 22 November 2016
Written Question Morano about adoptions in Congo, Reply Mogherini 15 June 2016
Joint meeting to discuss the progress on deinstitutionalisation (EEG - COM) 3 June 2016
SIDE EVENT 8th March – 12.30 / 14.00 – Room XXI "Tackling illegal adoptions and addressing the rights of victims" 8 March 2016
MEETING EU DELEGATION WITH MINISTER OF INTERIOR 17 February 2016
Minutes Hague Meeting - European Commission - Patrizia de Luca 14 July 2015
SUSTAINED EFFORT NEEDED TO CHANGE CULTURE OF INSTITUTIONALISATION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES – MAIREAD MCGUINNESS 7 July 2015
Mr Timmermans, don’t underestimate civil society's potential in shaping Europe’s future 18 June 2015
III. European Union approves the 2005 Choice of Court Convention (+ mentions ICA as in force in EU) 11 June 2015
State Secretary for European Affairs George Ciamba meets with Simon Mordue, Head of Dir. A Strategy and Turkey, DG Neighbourhood 10 June 2015
Simon Mordue in Bucharest 10 June 2015
9th European Forum on the rights of the child Coordination and cooperation in integrated child protection systems 4 June 2015
Eurochild: Open letter to European Commission: Seeking successor to EU Agenda for the Rights of the Child 30 April 2015
Conference Children on the Move = Question AD to Mr. Pacquet 5 March 2015
Diplomatic Meeting in Congo - adoptions 14 November 2014
EP Petition Committee Forced Adoptions 11 November 2014
Bulgaria Vows Support for Deinstitutionalization Efforts of UNICEF 25 September 2014
Families certified to adopt will be able to check the status of their case and complain of problems 19 September 2014
Minutes Informal meeting Group Lumos/Alliance for Children/EU 14 July 2014
Ending child institutionalisation in Europe 1 July 2014
The missing page in the Association Agreements 22 June 2014
Decision Ombudsman Amici 20 May 2014
EUROPEAN COMMISSION FUNDING OF DISABILITY SEGREGATION AND ABUSE BREACHES INTERNATIONAL LAW 18 April 2014
Europe's hidden shame 17 April 2014
MEPs must investigate this child-snatching scandal (UK) 6 April 2014
EU commits 3 billion Euro to Unicef (unprecedented) 4 February 2014
EU – UNICEF PARTNERSHIP 4 February 2014
A historic breakthrough for people in institutional care: EU Funds must be used to develop community-based alternatives in 2014 14 January 2014
Georgian Patriarch Says Surrogate Children 'Problematic' 7 January 2014
Three States join the 1993 Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention 20 December 2013
EU calls for care of children in state institutions of family and community 4 October 2013
Vulnerable Children Should Benefit from Family and Community Based Services 2 October 2013
It established the European Agency for Child Protection, Innovation and Social Inclusion 22 September 2013
Adoptions to Italy raise questions 29 July 2013
MOUNT ANVILLE ALUMNI | Michael Fisher's News 6 June 2013
Profile - Catherine Day - Village Magazine 3 May 2013
EU: Childhood for All - New fit-for-purpose homes for children with disabilities 22 April 2013
After the establishment of the database on adoptable minors in Italy, a new challenge: European Adoptions 13 February 2013
The European Commission and intercountry adoption from Romania 1 February 2013
EUROPEAN UNION DONATES PORTION OF NOBEL PEACE PRIZE MONEY TO UNICEF’S WORK EDUCATING CHILDREN IN CONFLICT-AFFECTED PAKISTAN 19 December 2012
COM - ELARG report: Montenegro ratified Hague 10 October 2012
Lake/Barroso For refugee children, school back in session (youtube) 8 October 2012
Romania's problems must not halt childcare reform 3 September 2012
?Statement on the M.C.V report on Justice in Romania ?related to human rights abuses in in the MISA case. 8 July 2012
Gezinnen, geen kinderhuizen: tentoonstelling en rondetafel lezing in Europees Parlement 6 June 2012
Child abandonment in Europe is neglected issue, say researchers 29 May 2012
Adoptionsforum: What does the EU think about international adoption? 22 May 2012
Situation 2012 - SERA 4.2 million Structural Funds 1 May 2012
Child care reform in Bulgaria - Role UK Embassy 14 March 2012
EU project Bulgaria: Partner Project "And I have a family' - SOS Children's Villages 2 March 2012
Catharsis.pdf - Psycho-social service center 20 September 2011
Letter Saastamoinen to NAC 7 September 2011
In 2012 the European Commission will prepare a mega report on Bulgaria and Romania 21 July 2011
European Parliament - Petition Simone Eiler (video) 15 June 2011
NAC mail to COM: the Nordic Approach (letter 29 March??) 6 June 2011
Petition Eiler - reply COM 3 March 2011
International Adoptions: Coordinating by the EU of the Rules 19 January 2011
Les ONG Francaise, cheval de troie de l'Empire 7 January 2011
ONDERZOEK MACHTSMISBRUIK EUROPESE COMMISSIE 12 December 2010
Appeal De Luca vs European Commission 10 December 2010
EC false report first international reactions 6 December 2010
Jurnalul Na?ional declan?eaz? anchet? la Comisia European? 6 December 2010
INVESTIGATION OF POWER ABUSE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION 3 December 2010
INVESTIGATE ABUSE OF POWER EUROPEAN COMMISSION 3 December 2010
INVESTIGATION OF ABUSE OF POWER EUROPEAN COMMISSION 3 December 2010
Written Question Roberta Angelilli (PPE) & Reply 27 November 2010
Bulgaria to Ban Child Abandonment (3,360) 20 October 2010
Bulgaria to Ban Child Abandonment 4 October 2010
Unfinished business 11 August 2010
New funds for orphans and vulnerable children projects in Lesotho 3 14 July 2010
European Commission: UNICEF signs US$ 1.2 Million cooperation agreement with World Vision Lesotho and Sentebale to assist and em 12 July 2010
COM 2010 95 Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on preventing and combating trafficking in hu 26 June 2010
Inter-Service meeting on Intercountry Adoptions 20 May 2010
CE va "urmari indeaproape" situatia adoptiilor internationale din Romania 28 April 2010
Romanian President: Country’s Adoption Law Will Not Change During My Term 22 April 2010
Letter Reding - Patrizia Toia MEP 21 April 2010
Professor Kevin Browne meets House of Lords peers on child protection issues 8 April 2010
Amici dei Bambini EP Petition rejected; Romanian adoptions remain closed 31 March 2010
Funding exclusion while promoting inclusion? 24 March 2010
Reopening of adoptions in Romania? The issue is addressed in Petitions Committee 8 March 2010
LUMOS: New name new focus 25 February 2010
EP Petition and reply European Commission 19 February 2010
Wikileaks - SUBJECT: THE MIGRATION DIALOGUE: A U.S.-EU JHA DELIVERABLE 10 February 2010
Keine EU-Regeln für Adoptivkinder aus Haiti 25 January 2010
No EU plan foreseen to fast-track adoptions of Haiti children 25 January 2010
Adopción de niños en Haití no es buena idea según la Comision Europea 25 January 2010
EU-KOMMISSION MAHNT ZU "VORSICHT" BEI ADOPTION VON WAISEN AUS HAITI 25 January 2010
EU foreign ministers must agree halt to any new adoptions into Europe of Haiti earthquake children 24 January 2010
EU urged to fast-track adoptions from Haiti: Spanish presidency 22 January 2010
EU wil adoptie van Haïti–wezen regelen 22 January 2010
HAITI: ITALY MAY SPEED UP ADOPTION PROCEDURES 22 January 2010
Report: Wasted Time, a Wasted Opportunity (EU funds for Bulgaria) 1 January 2010
'Frattini' Report Online: 16 December 2009
LISBON TREATY ENTERS INTO FORCE (including CHARTER ON FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS) 1 December 2009
Saastamoinen (European COM): Hague now included in acquis 1 December 2009
European Commission Study on Adoption - Outline of presentation 1 December 2009
“Challenges in Adoption Procedures in Europe: ensuring the best interests of the child” 30 November 2009
Making the rights of children a reality is a particular responsibility for the adults of Kosovo – EUSR Feith 20 November 2009
Guidelines - EU is DIVIDED 27 October 2009
Jurnal National: Romanian Orphans, ready for export to the EU - ADOPTION MAFIA WORKS THROUGH THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION 20 October 2009
Zambia / Efforts to Counter Human Trafficking Boosted by European Support 2 October 2009
Transcript interview De Luca 1 October 2009
Leaving no child behind 23 September 2009
Mail NAC - Barrot 17 August 2009
Life after institutional care: international round table 9 July 2009
Provision of social services for children with special needs in Kosovo July 2009
Blog - Les ONG, instruments des gouvernements et des transnationales ? 1 July 2009
Barrot: Forum 2009 New frontiers: A comprehensive strategy on children’s rights 18 June 2009
Institutions Remain Dumping Grounds for Forgotten People 2009
‘Human rights are simply not an EU priority’ 2009
EU and Ethiopia Cooperation history 2009
Letter EU to HAGUE - no accession to 1993 Adoption Convention 6 November 2008
Jean Guyot ou comment faire l'Europe avec la banque Lazard 5 July 2008
European Union: common platform for adoptions presented 20 February 2008
Conference room documents - Group of Commissioners "Fundamental rights, fight against discrimination and equal opportunities 19 February 2008
What does the EU think about international adoption? 30 January 2008
Radical house sparrow 24 November 2007
Jean-Philippe Monod de Froideville 1 November 2007
Mail Sandberg to: EU changes position (Strategy) 1 November 2007
Letter European Commission (JLS) to Amici dei Bambini - about tender together with ISS 25 October 2007
Reply CAB Frattini - Letter to Lobby Bulgaria + announcement study etc 24 October 2007
CDU fordert Klarheit von Verheugen 16 September 2007
Italian Parliament document Griffini (Frattini not much hope = close Brussel's Office until better times) 1 July 2007
Frattini lobbying for Bielorusse? 14 March 2007
Letter Danadopt to Danish European Commissioner - subsidiarity 16 February 2007
Stone Juul Petersen, Vice President of NAC and in DanAdopt's board writes: (European) 2 February 2007
Letter Adoptionscentrum to EU Commissioner Margot Walstrom 8 January 2007
EU - Phare Project - SOS - Bulgaria 1 January 2007
READING ROOM: The lost children of Bulgaria 18 December 2006
Reply European Commission to Danish Authorities (subsidiarity) 16 June 2006
Financial Times: ROMANIA’S CONCEALED CHILDCARE CRISIS 12 June 2006
SUBJECT: ROMANIA RECEIVES CONDITIONAL GREEN LIGHT FOR 16 May 2006
Letter Danish Central Authority to European Commission (subsidiarity) 3 May 2006
Wikileaks: GOR ADOPTIONS OFFICE MOVES TO PREVENT PENDING INTER-COUNTRY ADOPTIONS 21 April 2006
Schaafs, Bradley to Travel to Brussels to Meet with EU Officials About Status of Pending Adoption Cases in Romania 17 April 2006
DEMARCHE CONCERNING PENDING ADOPTION CASES IN ROMANIA (ITALY) 23 March 2006
Wikileaks - Viewing cable 09STATE112828, DEMARCHE REQUEST ON THE GOLDSTONE REPORT - Romania - ITALY 23 March 2006
Mail Frattini to AMici: DG JUST analyses proposal for European Adoption Policy 16 February 2006
Mulligan to Catherine Day: Briefing Note on Romanian Human Rights Issues 12 February 2006
The Speech of Honorable Christopher H. Smith of New Jersey on the U. S. House of Representatives. December 14, 2005. 14 December 2005
Romania - Accelerated Reform Needed - McGuinness 26 November 2005
Internal minutes EC - Hague meeting 6 October 2005
Romanian Adoption Policy Examined as Human Rights Issue 14 September 2005
JCICS Board Meeting - US inside EP 17 June 2005
De Combret - Barrot: Negative letter Rehn, cannot meet FdC 16 May 2005
ROMANIA: DEMARCHE CONCERNING PENDING INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION CASES (US) 29 April 2005
WRITTEN QUESTION by Mairead McGuinness (PPE?DE) to the Commission - Negru Voda 25 April 2005
Letter De Combret to HoU De Lobkowicz (offer free advise services SERA to COM) 21 March 2005
Patrizia de Luca - DG JUST 1 February 2005
Europe Proposal To 'Rescue' Tsunami Orphans Draws Ire 11 January 2005
Report Expert Group on Human Rights 22 December 2004
Letter FdC to EU President Barroso and reply 22 November 2004
Letter European Commission to Secr of State Coman about German cases 3 August 2004
Opinion of the Independent Panel of EU Family Law Experts: adoption is not child protection 25 May 2004
Brussels warns EU hopeful Romania over child adoptions 24 February 2004
"Prodi betrokken bij verboden adopties" 13 February 2004
EC issues ultimatum to Romania: stop child exports 4 February 2004
Jonathan Scheele: Romania - a regional model in child protection 10 September 2002
Verheugen rules out Romanian adoption help 30 May 2002
Verheugen rules out Romanian adoption help 29 May 2002
Irishwoman to become head of EC environment department 24 January 2002
Working Group on Adoption Law - US Embassy Bucharest 29 November 2001
SCHRIFTLICHE ANFRAGE E-3261/01 von Joke Swiebel (PSE) an die 23 November 2001
Commission to push for lifting EU visas for Romanians (and progress child reform) 24 October 2001
Note for the File: Children Romania - Mordue, McClay, Post 4 July 2001
Traffico di bimbi, Bucarest blocca le adozioni 20 March 2001
Les Fonds perdus des orphelinats roumains 1 January 1999
STV withdraws from cooperation with John Davies, Salamon Alapitvany Foundation (Hungary), Morava Foundations (Albania, Romania) 1999
SCHRIFTLICHE ANFRAGE Nr. 3398/98 von Guido PODESTÀ an die Kommission. Adoption von minderjährigen Kindern 17 November 1998
World Bank project Reform Romanian Child Protection 19 June 1998
EU Commissioner Gradin to visit Romania Seminar on control of European Union funds 8 July 1997
Europol niet opgewassen tegen strijd kinderhandel 29 August 1996
World congress against the sexual exploitation of children Stockholm (organised crime) 1 January 1996
Speech Anita Gradin - Stockholm 1996
EU TO FOLLOW ORPHANAGE AID WITH INITIATIVE TO BUILD NATIONAL POLICY FOR ROMANIAN CHILDREN 31 May 1994
Letter COM President Delors to Francois de Combret - ica not the solution 29 July 1993
Implications for Adoption. Report of a Seminar (Brussels, Belgium, March 1993) 1 March 1993
Book: Romania and the role of Legal Service and Landaburu related to acquis
Jean Guyot ou comment faire l'Europe avec la banque Lazard