Source: http://www.aibi.it Brasov to be on stage the European adoption Will Romabia be, so insulted by the closure of International Adoptions (Law 273/2004), the first European nation to introduce a shocking novelty in this area? Thanks to the hard work of civil society is taking place today in Brasov, an important meeting between the President… Read more »
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Parliamentary question MEP Angellili
Source: http://www.europarl.europa.eu E-6272/2010 Question for written answer to the Commission Rule 117 Roberta Angelilli (PPE)Subject: Alarming situation of orphans in Romania The alarming situation of abandoned children in Romania has become an increasingly serious and burning issue following the approval of Romanian Law No 273/2004 restricting intercountry adoptions to relatives up to the third degree. This… Read more »
U.S. Ambassador to Romania Advocates Resumption of International Adoption From Romania
Source: http://www.adoptionpolicy.org Ambassador Mark Gitenstein told AFP news in Romania that he “would like to see a change in the Romanian law on adoptions, so that children can be adopted more easily and quickly, whether adopted by Romanians or foreigners. Because I believe that it is not a healthy thing that these children are not… Read more »
Romanian President: Country’s Adoption Law Will Not Change During My Term
Source: http://www.mediafax.ro Romanian President Traian Basescu said Thursday in Brussels that the country’s law on adoptions will not change, “at least” not during his term, regardless of the lobby in favor of change made “in Brussels and elsewhere.” A petition for the reopening of international adoptions in Romania was dismissed on March 23 on the… Read more »
WDR: Auslandsadoptionen – das Geschäft mit der Armut (Bericht aus Brüssel)/Intercountry adoptions: the business of poverty
23 March 2010 European Parliament rejects Petition of Amici dei Bambini Source:WDR Auslandsadoptionen – das Geschäft mit der Armut Mittwoch, 31. März 2010, 21.55 – 22.10 Uhr . Auch wenn die meisten kinderlosen Paare in Deutschland und Europa Gutes im Sinn haben, wenn sie ein Kind im Ausland adoptieren wollen – der jüngste Versuch, vermeintliche… Read more »
Romanian Office for Adoptions suggests lifting some restrictions imposed on international adoptions
Source: www.financiarul.ro The Romanian Office for Adoptions suggested lifting some restrictions imposed on international adoptions and expects the Government and Parliament to approve this step, Bogdan Panait, Secretary of State of this institution, told Radio France International on Tuesday. Bogdan Panait said on this occasion that he wanted fourth-degree relatives and the mixed families abroad… Read more »
Conference on “Challenges in Adoption Procedures in Europe”
Source: Council of Europe CONFERENCE VIDEOS ONLINE: 30 November – 1 December 2009, Strasbourg Part 1 mms://coenews.coe.int/vod/091130_01_e.wmv Part 2 mms://coenews.coe.int/vod/091130_02_e.wmv Part 3 mms://coenews.coe.int/vod/091130_03_e.wmv Part 4 mms://coenews.coe.int/vod/091130_04_e.wmv Part 5 mms://coenews.coe.int/vod/091201_01_e.wmv Part 6 mms://coenews.coe.int/vod/091201_02_e.wmv Part 7 mms://coenews.coe.int/vod/091201_03_e.wmv
Romanian Orphans, ready for export to the EU
Source: http://poundpuplegacy.org European Commission and Romanian Office for Adoptions quietly force to reopen international adoptions – REPORTING FROM BRUSSELS – Romanian Office for Adoptions prepares since almost 3 months to modify law 273 of 2004, the law that stopped the trafficking of children from Romania to other countries, under the guise of international adoptions. ORA… Read more »
Italians request the reopening of adoptions from Romania
by Anca Mihai A petition with 40,000 signatures for the reopening of adoptions from Romania was sent to the European Parliament last week. The initiative belongs to an Italian family in Palermo who in 2001 was just one step from finalizing the adoption procedure. “We have met the children, we travel to Romania frequently to visit… Read more »