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Romania: Government’s rejection of international adoptions remains firm
From the Bucharest Herald: Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi told Pro TV that the government’s stance not to allow resumption of international adoptions remains firm, although there still is “lobbying from several European states and our American friends.” “We have stopped international adoptions and this was a good thing. There were discussions about already open cases, [...]
Romania detains two Italians for child trafficking
From Focus Information Agency: Romanian authorities have detained two Italians for child smuggling and using a false identity after they allegedly tried to illegally take a Romanian newborn to Italy, prosecutors said Thursday, AFP informs. The two, a 45-year-old woman and a 57-year-old man, were detained late Tuesday in the central city of Brasov. The [...]
European Parliament rules in international adoptions, national laws prevail
From Nine o’Clock: The European Parliament (EP) of Strasbourg passed yesterday, with a wide majority in plenum, a draft resolution initiated by 63 MEPs – most of them Italians – on international adoptions on European Union territory, which sparked a fierce controversy. Although the debates and the text of the resolution refer to the general [...]
European Parliament debates Romanian adoptions
From The Irish Times: Some 9,950 children were “exported” from Romania between 1997 and 2000, the European Parliament was told yesterday, during a debate on whether more could be done to save children from a life of institutional care within the EU. Romanian MEP Victor Bostinaru said his country, which “exported” so many children, would [...]
British politician Baroness Emma Nicholson calls intercountry adoption “child trafficking”
From the Arab Times: Q: Your views on inter-country adoption have created controversy. Why are you so strongly opposed to inter-country adoption? A: In the European Parliament where I served from 1999 – 2009, I became Vice President of the Committee of Foreign Affairs. It was quite a challenging job. I was given the task [...]
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