# Cross-border aspects of adoptions

European Parliament procedure 2015/2086(INL) (INL - Legislative initiative procedure, 8th term, committee JURI / PETI). Stage: Procedure completed. 291 committee amendments tabled by 36 Members between 2016-03-04 and 2016-07-07.

## What the amendments focus on

A legislative-initiative report on cross-border aspects of adoptions. The amendments set common minimum standards for the recognition of adoption orders, anchor decisions in the best interests of the child with reference to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Charter of Fundamental Rights, exclude surrogacy arrangements, and address the finality of decisions withdrawing parental authority from biological parents and grounds for refusing recognition on public-policy grounds.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel BUDA | Romania | PPE | 32 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125012.md |
| Beatrix von STORCH | Germany | EFDD | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124825.md |
| Emil RADEV | Bulgaria | PPE | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124850.md |
| Anna ZÁBORSKÁ | Slovakia | PPE | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23894.md |
| Virginie ROZIÈRE | France | S&D | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/103845.md |
| Notis MARIAS | Greece | ECR | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125069.md |
| Angel DZHAMBAZKI | Bulgaria | ECR | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124873.md |
| Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI | Poland | ECR | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124884.md |
| Julia PITERA | Poland | PPE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124898.md |
| Jean-Marie CAVADA | France | ALDE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28206.md |
| Enrico GASBARRA | Italy | S&D | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124817.md |
| Pascal DURAND | France | S&D | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124693.md |
| Marijana PETIR | Croatia | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124749.md |
| Ivan JAKOVČIĆ | Croatia | ALDE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124754.md |
| Jarosław WAŁĘSA | Poland | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96774.md |

## Official source documents

- PE578.671: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-AM-578671_EN.pdf
- PE585.624: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-585624_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2015-2086-INL · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2015-2086-INL.json

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