Activities of Enrico GASBARRA related to 2015/2086(INL)
Plenary speeches (1)
Cross-border aspects of adoptions (debate) IT
Amendments (11)
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the purpose of adoption is not to give adults the right to a child, but to give the child aensure that the child has an appropriate, safe, loving and caring environment toin which it can grow up and develop in;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas compliance with Article 21 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, which all Member States have ratified, is of the utmost importanceshould be the primary benchmark for all procedures, measures and strategies which have a bearing on the rights and lives of children;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas more work should be done in order to prevent prospective parents interested in adoption from being exploited by unscrupulous intermediary organisations, and whereas cooperation in combating crime and corruption inside the EU therefore needs to be stepped up in this area as well;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas judicial training in the widest sense is key to mutual trust in all areas of law, including that of adoption, and whereas existing EU programmes covering judicial training and support for European judicial networks therefore need to include a stronger focus on juvenile courts;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas citizens do not have access to comprehensive information on the legal and procedural aspects of domestic adoption in Member States, and whereas in this connection e-Justice systems could be implemented in a number of areas of particular interest to the general public, including adoption and juvenile law,
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas cooperation within the European Network of Ombudspersons for Children was established in 1997, and Europe's ombudsmen on children's matters should be encouraged to cooperate more closely in that forum, and whereas efforts to do so could include involving them in existing EU-funded judicial training schemes;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas more needs to be done to prevent the cross-border trafficking of children for the purpose of adoptionthe EU most lose no time in stepping up efforts to combat the despicable cross-border trafficking of children for the purpose of adoption, focusing both on criminal enforcement and on cooperation in information sharing between police forces;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Member States to intensify their cooperation in the field of adoption, including both legal and social aspects; calls also, in this connection, for the EU to maintain a consistent approach to children's rights, in relation to which adoption is key issue, in all of its main internal and external policies;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to establish a European network of judges and authorities specialised in adoption in order to facilitate the exchange of information and good practice, which is particularly useful when adoption involves a foreign element; believes it to be extremely important, in this connection, to facilitate coordination and the exchange of good practice with the current European judicial training networks, in order to achieve the greatest possible degree of consistency with the schemes already being funded by the EU;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Takes note of the activities of the European Network of Ombudspersons for Children and considers that this cooperation should be further developed and strengthened, including by providing specific funding alongside that already made available for judicial training and support for European judicial networks;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. States that there is a clear need for legislation to provide for the automatic cross-border recognition of domestic adoption orders, and calls accordingly on the Commission to ask Member States to improve coordination in the sensitive area of adoption of children from third countries;