WRITTEN QUESTION E-0982/02 by Íñigo Méndez de Vigo (PPE-DE) to the Commission. International adoption of Romanian children.
Date: 2002-04-12
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Romania, Spain, adoption of a child, child protection, infant mortality, international adoption, national law, orphan

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thematic audits ranging from building management to expenditure of EDF ‘counterpart funds’ have been
undertaken. A detailed breakdown of activities is provided in the IAS Reports mentioned above. In 2001,
the IAS used 72,1 % of its resources on specific audit activities, while the remainder was used for support
activities across the Commission, and for the capacity building which is particularly essential in a new
service which will not reach its full complement of personnel until late 2002.

One supervisor will be leaving the service. The total number of officials leaving the IAS since it was set up
two years ago is six. Bearing in mind that there was a period of rapid expansion in a new service with
functions that have not been exercised in the Commission before, it is not surprising that some of the six
left because their expectations did not match those of the new service. Others left for promotion or
personal reasons. The Commission does not regard movements on this scale to be unexpected or to be a
matter for undue concern.

(2003/C 52 E/027)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0982/02

by Íñigo Méndez de Vigo (PPE-DE) to the Commission

Subject: International adoption of Romanian children

(12 April 2002)

Romania has suspended international child adoption procedures which affect Spanish families, because of
possible irregularities.

Is the Commission aware of cases of adoption of Romanian children by families resident in the Member
States of the EU which have given rise to abuse, whether sexual or other, or traffic in organs? If so, what
are these cases and where did they occur? What steps has the Commission taken to investigate them and
inform the relevant authorities of the facts?

Is it true that the moratorium on international adoptions introduced by the Romanian Government
paralysed 1 197 adoption requests from Spanish families which were being processed? How many of these
cases have been resolved since, under the aegis of the Emergency Order of 6 December 2001?

Is it true that at the end of last year, there were 50 000 children living in children’s homes in Romania,
and that 15 700 of the children had been taken into care that year? What is the annual mortality rate for
children in these homes?

(2003/C 52 E/028)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0998/02

by José Gil-Robles Gil-Delgado (PPE-DE) to the Commission

Subject: International adoption of Romanian children

(12 April 2002)

Is it true that the moratorium on international adoptions which has been imposed by the Romanian
Government has frozen 1197 current applications from Spanish families? How many of those applications
have since been processed under the 6 December 2001 emergency decree?

(2003/C 52 E/029)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0999/02

by José Gil-Robles Gil-Delgado (PPE-DE) to the Commission

Subject: International adoption of Romanian children

(12 April 2002)

Is it true that, at the end of last year, 50 000 children were living in children’s homes in Romania, of
whom 15 700 entered such homes in the course of that year? What is the annual mortality rate amongst
children living in such institutions?