Justice Ministry Announces Large Rise in International Adoptions

Society | February 11, 2009, Wednesday // 00:00
Bulgaria Justice Ministry Announces Large Rise in International Adoptions: Justice Ministry Announces Large Rise in International Adoptions International adoptions are on the rise giving hope to Bulgarian orphans. Photo by storknet.com

The Ministry of Justice announced late Tuesday that after Bulgaria's accession to the EU, the number of international adoptions of Bulgarian children has increased dramatically.

The ministry press release continues that after December 1 2007 the Justice Ministry has entirely changed its policy in the field of international adoptions and it is exerting all legal and technical efforts into finding a suitable adopter and family care of all listed children.

By the end of 2008, 372 proposals havd been made for 415 children. Compared to the data for 2007 where 91 proposals were made for 95 children -this is an indicator of the changed policy and care for abandoned children, the Ministry claims.

In 2008 169 total agreements for the adoption of 184 children were processed by the Justice Ministry.

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