9 Amendments of Eleonora EVI related to 2015/2086(INL)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Believes that common minimum standards should be drawn up for the purpose of defining both 'habitual residence' and 'best interests of the child';
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Draws the attention of the European Commission, the Council and the Member States on the possible harmful consequences of non-consensual and of non- adoptions for birth parents and the adopted children consensual long-term fostering, which goes against the principle established in at least some Member States that fostering should be a temporary solution;
Amendment 18 #
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 are properly informed from the very start of the process and have full access to hearings concerning children for whom they are acting as legal guardians;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member states to ensure, when accurate, the implementation of articles 15 and 55 of the Regulation n°2201/2003; stresses, in this connection, that the courts in all the Member States should be given more detailed guidelines in order to ensure that those articles are implemented more fully and more effectively;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States, in case ofs involving the adoption of children who have lost both their parents and forced adoptions where the consent of the birth parents has not been obtained, and without prejudice to the priority assigned to stepchild adoption, to ensure that the relatives of both the birth parents have had a real opportunity to apply as permanent carer of the child;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. In cases where children who have lost both parents are declared eligible for adoption or instances of forced adoption where the consent of the birth parents has not been obtained, and without prejudice to stepchild adoption, the suitability of members of the extended family to become foster parents must be assessed by social workers in both of the Member States involved;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Recommends that better training should be given to social workers, with a view to ensuring that those handling cases involving children of another nationality have the necessary knowledge and skills relating to the protection of the rights of the child at EU and national level;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Points out that austerity policies and the spending cuts some Member States have been obliged to make by the Commission are seriously undermining the quality and availability of social services and making it more difficult for a proper assessment to be made of individual cases during proceedings relating to judgments in matrimonial matters and matters of parental responsibility;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Calls on Member States to use funds earmarked for foster families and children's homes (which are generally funded by local authorities) to provide help at home to children and parents in difficulties.