Tonight the German TV is again broadcasting Search a Child, Pay Cash – The Adoption Lobby, as part of their weeklong Focus on Europe.
As we know, the Adoption Lobby is, despite its public exposure, continuing like before.
Translation – German text HERE
The Romanian “adoption industry”
EU official Roelie Post (right) talking to a couple who adopted a Romanian child
After the collapse of socialism and the Soviet bloc many children were mediated abroad for adoption. But behind the humanitarian goals were often entrenched economic interests, some organizations earned per child up to 20,000 dollars and donated plenty to local “organizations” that provided children from the childrens’ homes.Romania developed in 1989 to a children’s country of export. A regular “adoption industry” rich western countries was established. That led to cases like Marineta Ciofu whose child disappeared without her consent. In this way, more than 30,000 Romanian children were placed abroad.
As a result, Romania decided in 2004 fully against international adoption and since then supports families in need directly, so they are no longer dependent on homes. The adoption organizations, especially those from the United States, were against these storm of regulations. The Romanian government was and is since then under enormous pressure from lobbyists. Even the NATO accession of Romania has been linked to the issue of foreign adoptions, is announced by the former EU enlargement Commissioner Gunther Verheugen.Watch on Tuesday 12 April 2011, 23.00 o’clock a film by Golineh Atai. The author shows how the system of international adoptions functions and how political pressure is applied to facilitate the business with children.