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Victoria Petrunova signaled for the risk of changes in the law relating to circumvention of the law and the after adoption control. "With so decided changes in the law it could becreated conditions to circumvent the law and corruption, which are in complete conflict with the requirements of the Hague Convention. The possibility for adoption according to the National procedure by foreign nationals with usual residence in Bulgaria, without foreseeing any special restrictions or conditions would create preconditions for the adoption of tourism and trafficking of children, similar to that in Africa and Asia. On the other hand Bulgarian citizens living abroad would have recourse to the option of adoption process by the National procedure by fictitious residence in Bulgaria for a certain period of time. These opportunities for circumvention would trouble the after adoption control and create opportunities for corruption schemes” warned Ms Petrunova.

In the same spirit is the statement of Ivilina Aleksiva from the Institute for advanced policy, who believes that "the main priority in adoption process is to protect the interests of the child. For this purpose, it should be made a research of the family environment and atmosphere that can not be replaced by a declaration. For me, the problems are related to: 1) removing the priority on territorial lines, 2) significantly faster and more efficient procedures, 3) reduction of bureaucracy, if this is possible. And the social study is not a bureaucratic element.”

Examples of good practice

"There are many examples of countries that have ratified the Hague Convention, which gives priority to the candidates for adoptive parents who are citizens of the country of origin of the child and live outside of that country. Examples of such are Lithuania, Poland, India,” says the leader of PP " The Other Bulgaria” Mr. Bozidar Tomalevski. He immediately proposed to the Ministry of Justice to "examine all records in adoption, which started under the old legislation and have not been completed within 3 months to have a clear, precise and definite opinion. The opinion should be made available to the prospective adoptive parents. Mr. Tomalevski made a proposal to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, “if it is not given adequate information regarding the documents for adoption in the embassies of Bulgaria in the world to take the appropriate actions and provide all the necessary information in our embassies.”

Suggestions

Victoria Petrunova came up with three proposals for simplifing the procedure related to the Bulgarians living abroad. "To be restored the rights of Bulgarian citizens abroad to apply under national procedures. If this is not possible and is an international requirement, to apply under the procedure of the International Department of Justice, but be entered in the National Register, along with all Bulgarian citizens, because belongs to them by law. If this is also not possible, to be entered in the International Register, but to be given priority over foreigners!” Mrs. Petrunova turned with these proposals to the Ministry of Justice.