7 Amendments of Roberta METSOLA related to 2015/2086(INL)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the best interest of the child must be the paramount ofchildren is of highest importance, which must be also the main criterion when taking any kind of decision related to their adoption of a child; calls on Member States to ensure the implementation of the children's right to freely express their views and have these taken into consideration according to their age and maturity, as enshrined in art. 24 CFR;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States to avoid heavy bureaucracy in the process of recognition of Conventionalinter-country adoptions already recognised in another EU Member State so as to ensure a correct implementation of the 1993 Hague Convention; invites EU Member States to encourage non-contracting States to join the 1993 Hague Convention, which would guarantee that all children benefit from the same standards, and help avoid a parallel system with less safeguards;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on Member States, in case of proceedings related to non-consensual adoptions with cross-border aspects, to systematically implement the provisions of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of 1963 and to make sure that the authorities of the States of origin of the parents involved have been properly informed without any delay;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member sStates to ensure, when accurate, the implementation of articles 15 and 55 of theon the transfer of the case to a court better placed to hear it and article 55 regarding principles of cooperation on cases specific to parental responsibility of Council Regulation n°(EC) No 2201/2003 of 27 November 2003 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgements in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States, in case of adoption, to to agree on a minimum threshold for the duration of cross-border adoption procedures, ensureing that the relatives of the birth parents have had a real opportunity to apply as permanent carer of the chiladopters of the child; draws, in this regard, attention to international standards and recalls article 8 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), underlining the obligation of governments to respect and protect children's identity, including their family relations. Recalls, furthermore, article 20 UNCRC, which states that when considering different solutions such as foster placement, adoption or placement in suitable institutions for the care of children, due regard shall be paid to the desirability of continuity in a child's upbringing and the child's ethnic, religious, cultural and linguistic background;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Asks the Member States authorities involved in adoption proceedings to make all the possible efforts in order not to separate siblings.; recalls, in this regard, article 8 UNCRC, underlining the obligation of governments to respect and protect children's identity, including their family relations;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 8 – point 1 (new)
(1) Underlines the necessity to improve support structures for families; therefore, calls on the Commission and Member States to co-finance and promote the set- up of networks of NGOs providing assistance to EU citizens who live with their families in another Member State and require additional help in their cooperation with child welfare services and local authorities;