Both Flanders and the Netherlands have carried out a screening of sending countries in order to decide from which countries adoptions will still be possible in the future. The issues of discrimination, poverty and lack of support for families in Bulgaria and Hungary were raised several times during these screenings. However, both countries decided not to end their cooperation.
Several experts find this choice unconvincing and point to a violation of the key principle that adoption can only be used as a last resort for a child. Bulgaria and Hungary are not fulfilling their obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child to support families so that the child can grow up with them. Surprisingly, these elements were not a red line for Flanders and the Netherlands in their decision.
Human rights organisation: stop adoptions immediately (Investico, 24/06/2024)
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