The project has set 5 main objectives that the project activities will be aiming to achieve:
WP Leader: Defence for Children Italia International Italia (DCI-IT)
Objective:
Ensure the effective management, coordination, and monitoring of all project activities, resources, and deliverables to achieve the project’s goals within the specified timeframe.
WP Leader: Universita Degli Studi Di Genova (UNIGE)
Objective:
Conduct an in-depth analysis and research on the impact of Regulation (EU) 2019/1111, focusing on its implementation and effectiveness in four of the partner countries (Bulgaria, France, Italy, and Poland). This will involve evaluating how the regulation has been applied in these countries, identifying challenges in its enforcement, and assessing its success in improving judicial cooperation, resolving international child abduction cases, and promoting family mediation. The research will also explore the extent to which the regulation is protecting children’s rights, particularly with respect to its child- and gender-sensitive provisions and offer recommendations for improving its implementation and application across EU Member States.
WP Leader: Defence for Children Italia International Italia (DCI-IT)
Objective:
Strengthen the capacity of judicial actors, family mediators, lawyers, and other professionals to implement Regulation (EU) 2019/1111 in a child- and gender-sensitive manner. This will involve tailored training to enhance understanding of the regulation’s provisions, with a focus on the best interests of the child, the child’s right to be heard, and gender considerations in family disputes. The training will ensure that professionals can effectively handle international child abduction and parental responsibility cases across different cultural contexts.
WP Leader: Droit A L Enfance Fondation A. Mequignon (Droit D’enfance)
Objective:
Develop and pilot Pre-mediation Info Desks in four of the partner countries, namely, France, Italy, Bulgaria and Poland, to provide families and professionals with reliable information and support for international family mediation.
WP Leader: Missing Children Europe
Objective:
Expand the project’s impact by networking and disseminating its findings, tools, and best practices to a broader audience, including national legislators and relevant stakeholders.