Bolivia's Accession to the Hague Child Abduction Convention

by name voted on 25.11.2021

Summary

The European Parliament has approved a proposal to allow EU Member States to accept Bolivia's accession to the 1980 Hague Convention on International Child Abduction, enhancing legal protection for children in cross-border custody disputes.

9 25.11.2021

Other

justice

civil law

human rights

european union

international relations

Key points

The European Parliament supports Bolivia joining the 1980 Hague Convention to improve child protection.
The convention aims to prevent children from being kept in a foreign country against the rights of their legal guardians.
The decision is based on specific legal provisions within the Hague Convention and EU treaties.
The EU's exclusive authority in this area necessitates a unified decision for all Member States.

Vote

PPE

S&D

Renew

Verts/ALE

ID

ECR

The Left

NI

Total

Speeches

1 Speech in total

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Contra

Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS

Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS

The Left

0:05 min

4. First voting session

Documents (PDFs)

REPORT on the proposal for a Council decision authorising the Member States to accept, in the interest of the European Union, the accession of Bolivia to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction Hague Convention (1980) on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: accession of Bolivia *

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