Adoption of children in the European Union

Author (Corporate)	European Parliament: European Parliamentary Research Service
Series Title	Briefing
Series Details	June 2016
Publication Date	June 2016
Content Type	Journal \| Series \| Blog
	Globally, there have been significant changes in the landscape of adoption over recent years, including fluctuations in the volume of adoptions, the countries involved and who is eligible to adopt. This paper aims to provide an overview of the adoption of children in the European Union (EU), focusing on trends in the number of domestic and intercountry adoptions and a comparison of the current adoption requirements in the individual Member States. Author: Ulla Jurviste, Giulio Sabbati, Rosamund Shreeves and Anna Dimitrova-Stull
Source Link	Link to Main Source http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2016/569047/EPRS_BRI(2016)569047_EN.pdf
Related Links	ESO: Background information: Cross-border recognition of adoptions, June 2016 http://www.europeansources.info/record/cross-border-recognition-of-adoptions/
Subject Categories	Geography
Countries / Regions	Europe