Amendment No. 8 | Doc. 14568 | 27 June 2018

Striking a balance between the best interest of the child and the need to keep families together

Signatories: Mr Jonas GUNNARSSON, Sweden, SOC ; Ms Eva-Lena JANSSON, Sweden, SOC ; Mr Niklas KARLSSON, Sweden, SOC ; Ms Carina OHLSSON, Sweden, SOC ; Ms Azadeh ROJHAN GUSTAFSSON, Sweden, SOC ; Ms Tineke STRIK, Netherlands, SOC ; Mr Martin WHITFIELD, United Kingdom, SOC

Origin - 2018 - Third part-session

In the draft resolution, replace paragraph 2 with the following paragraph:

"Council of Europe member States that have ratified respective UN treaties and Council of Europe instruments in the area of children's rights are called upon to implement them and to further act in accordance with them in decisions on child removal, adoption, placement and reunification."