EU Watches Adoptions in Romania

Comments from a Source: If you reread the article, what Moscovici is saying is that the Romanian government needs to find "solutions" aka "answers" to the pending cases immediately as, our waiting parents know all too well, it is cruel to make them wait any longer for an answer. He's basically giving "permission" for the Romanian government to make it publicly known that they are reviewing these cases and that inter-country adoption may be one of the "solutions". However, I believe his real message is that he's pressuring the RO's to speed it up as I'm sure he's aware they have only turned over approx. 100 dossiers/files out of the 211 registered. I'm also going to presume that certain EU high ranking individuals in the EU have given him their permission to make such a statement publicly and to pressure the RO's, which means our State Dept. efforts are succeeding on one level.

EU Watches Adoptions in Romania

Strasbourg hosted last evening the first reading of the European Parliament's report project on Romania's preparations for the accession to the EU, decided to take place in January 1st, 2007, by the Foreign Affairs Committee, says Rompres. The debate focused on the information presented to the Committee by EU Rapporteur for Romania Pierre Moscovici. The first Committee voting is due on November 23rd. MEPs are to vote on the document in the session to be held in December. Last evening's debate was not open for public. Romanian Minister of Integration Anca Boagiu and Romanian Minister of Justice Monica Macovei attended. According to the report project, the European Parliament still wants to see Romania joining the EU in January 1st, 2007, if conditions stipulated in the treaty of accession are met. The document Pierre Moscovici elaborated also reiterates that Romania's accession is the objective of both the EU and Romania, which will allow for the closing of the fifth enlargement session. The text also refers to wish that Romania and Bulgaria would join the EU in solidarity. The EU Rapporteur for Romania appreciates the significant progress made, especially with the freedom of expression, Justice, national minorities' integration, child protection and property restitution. He insists that reforms should continue and public administration reform first of all.

Moscovici wants adoptions to be made again

As for child protection, the report expresses satisfaction with the significant progress made, but demands Bucharest authorities to rapidly find solutions to requests for international adoptions sent during the moratorium in 2001, given the real suffering of adoptive parents. But Socialist Moscovici's attitude will get confronted with Baroness Nicholson's opinion in the Foreign Affairs Commission, as Nicholson is for the continuation of the 2001 Moratorium.

The report highlights concern about persisting delays with the improvement of the administrative capacity, the use of legislation in fields like Justice and Internal Affairs, agriculture, public market and environment. The document mentions the fight of corruption and especially of high corruption should be priority, as the fight must go on in much determination and at all levels, by means of rigorous use of the law and real awareness of this severe problem and its consequences. Moreover, the report insists on the need to go on with the reform in the judiciary system and to obey the calendar included in the action plan. The document also demands the reform should be carried out and focus on the fight of trafficking and on the consolidation of financial checks, say Rompres sources.

European Commissions watches every step Romania takes

Pierre Moscovici asked the European Commission to go on with rigorous and objective monitoring of Romania's preparations for accession and also to help Romanian authorities meet requirements. The European Parliament is also demanded to get information on monitoring measures and fully consent to the final decision on the activation of the safeguard clause.

The document expresses once again the wish to see Romanian joining the EU in 2007, but warns that such ambition depends first of all on Bucharest authorities' ability to meet requirements. It is to be mentioned that EU states that have not ratified Romania's treaty of accession to the European Union are required to proceed to it soon.

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