Full denomination
EAPIL Working Group on the International Protection of Adults
Chairs and contacts
- Pietro Franzina (pietro.franzina@unicatt.it)
- Cristina González Beilfuss (cgonzalezb@ub.edu).
Type of group
Working Group with a limited number of participants
Current members
- Pietro Franzina
- Estelle Gallant
- Cristina González Beilfuss
- Katja Karjalainen
- Thalia Kruger
- Tamás Szabados
- Jan von Hein
Mission statement
In December 2021, the European Commission launched a public consultation aimed at gathering evidence on the legal issues surrounding the protection of vulnerable adults in cross-border situations in Europe. The consultation came at a time when the Commission, following the Council Conclusions on the protection of vulnerable adults across the European Union, adopted on 7 June 2021, expressed its willingness to study the scope and content of the (legislative) measures that the Union might take in this area.
The Working Group was initially established for the purposes of drafting a position paper that would represent the contribution of EAPIL to the public consultation.
After the paper was submitted, the Working Group decided to remain active to follow the developments in this area, and contribute to the discussion surrounding the envisaged adoption of EU legislation.
Developments and outcome
The Working Group was established in February 2022. A webinar organised by the Working Group was held on 10 March 2022 to present a preliminary draft of the planned position paper and discuss it with interested academics, practitioners and stakeholders.
The final draft was approved by the Scientific Council of the Association on 26 March 2022.
The position paper was eventually submitted to the European Commission, on behalf of the Association, on 29 March 2022.
The Working Group decided to remain active to follow the developments in this area, and contribute to the discussion surrounding the envisaged adoption of EU legislation. In this context, some of the members of the Working Group will speak, in that capacity, at the World Conference of the International Society of Family Law, due to take place in Antwerp, on 12-15 July 2023.
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