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Council of international adoptions has no cases pending

Thu, Jul 02 2009 13:25 CET byPetar Kostadinov 1164 Views 2 Comments
Council of international adoptions has no cases pending

Justice Minister Meglena Tacheva

Photo: Anelia Nikolova

As of June 30 2009 all children's files, registered with Justice Ministry's council for international adoption, have been processed and not a single child was waiting for action to be taken by the council, the Justice Ministry said on June 30 2009.

This is unprecedented in the work of the council. The irregularity of its sessions was a criticism often raised by intermediary organisations against Justice Minister Meglena Tacheva's predecessor, Georgi Petkanov, who resigned in the spring of 2007, citing personal reasons.

Since Tacheva appointed her deputy, Ilonka Raichinova as head of the council at the end of 2007, the council has held 52 sessions. 
In the last 18 and-a-half months of its work the council has processed 568 applications for the adoption of 632 children. Tacheva has authorised the adoption of 286 children based on the work of the council.

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Anonymous Kelly Westen Mon, Jul 20 2009 06:04 CET
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This is wonderful news! All children need parents and a family!!! The vast majority of children in Bulgaria's orphanages are of Roma (gypsy) ethnicity, and will not be able to find homes in Bulgaria because of prejudice. Keep up the good work- I hope that all available children in Bulgaria's orphanages will be able to be united with loving adoptive parents.

Anonymous Alex McNeil Thu, Jul 02 2009 14:52 CET
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Bulgaria should have had that Clause that the EU gave Romania to transform their Child Welfare system and other related things from top to bottom. Then the EU would not have any of this crap coming from Bulgaria. Ah well Bulgaria will learn the hard way then

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