European Parliament
Mairead McGuinness (PPE-DE ).
– Commissioner, could you address the issue of caged beds in Romania? When we talk about issues of concern, it is a valid question that you might take up. We have huge concerns about that.
In terms of the peer review, which I welcome, will it involve going in without notifying institutions of visits? I believe that is crucial. Have you any estimate – at Commission level – of how long it will take Romania to tackle what is a huge problem for the country? Are you convinced that should Romania accede next year, it will continue on that path towards reform? I believe that it is only by pressure that we will make progress.
I should like to ask, when we talk about children who are abandoned in maternity hospitals and the issue of inter-country adoption, that we put the child at the centre of this issue, rather than any other concerns.

