Sub-Amendment to Amendment No. 3 | Doc. 14568 | 28 June 2018

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

Signatories: Mr Pavlo UNHURIAN, Ukraine, EPP/CD ; Mr Ion APOSTOL, Republic of Moldova, ALDE ; Ms Iryna GERASHCHENKO, Ukraine, EPP/CD ; Mr Serhiy SOBOLEV, Ukraine, EPP/CD ; Ms Olena SOTNYK, Ukraine, ALDE ; Mr Leonid YEMETS, Ukraine, EPP/CD

Origin - 2018 - Third part-session

In amendment 3, replace the words:

"in cases where it is in the best interest of the child, the possibility of care within the wider family unit is taken into consideration"

with the following words:

"as long as it is in the best interest of the child, children are cared for within the wider family unit so as to minimize the disruption of family bonds for the children involved".