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Protecting Children's Interests Across the EU

Summary

A resolution calling for better protection of children's rights in cross-border situations within the EU, focusing on custody, adoption, and child abduction.
10 28.04.2016
Other
family
civil law
human rights
social policy
public administration

Key points

  • Improve transnational monitoring and judicial cooperation regarding cross-border child protection cases.
  • Establish a single European helpline for child abduction or abuse and support platforms for families.
  • Ensure social services are well-resourced and use preventive measures to avoid unnecessary removal of children from their families.
  • Protect a child's right to maintain their cultural identity and mother tongue during fostering or adoption.
Documents (PDFs)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on safeguarding the best interests of the child across the EU on the basis of petitions addressed to the European Parliament Safeguarding the best interest of the child across the EU on the basis of petitions addressed to the European Parliament
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