In this blog Emily Deane TEP, Technical Counsel & Head of Government Affairs at STEP, explores how a new EU Regulation relating to cross-border issues affecting vulnerable adults will interact with the Hague Convention. STEP attended a conference recently in Milan that was organised by the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. Speakers from the European… Read More The new era for adult protection in Europe
STEP attended the Annual Conference on European Family Law held at the Notary College in Barcelona on 3-4 October to discuss recent developments in legislation, jurisprudence and practice on a European and international level. The main focus was on the protection of vulnerable adults and increase in cross-border issues given that more people have assets… Read More New EU developments in the cross-border protection of vulnerable adults
STEP took part in the EC-HCCH Joint Conference on the Cross-Border Protection of Vulnerable Adults last week in Brussels, to discuss the ratification of the Hague Convention of 13 January 2000 on the International Protection of Adults (the Hague Convention) at EU and global level and the possible future EU legislative initiatives in this field.… Read More Cross-border protection of vulnerable adults in Europe under discussion
STEP members Richard Frimston TEP and Anneke Vrenegoor TEP attended the European Parliament (EP) on 20 April to hear expert presentations on vulnerable adults across Member States (MS) by Dr Ian Curry Summer and Pietro Franzina (see presentations below). The occasion followed continued debate in the EP regarding the difficulty that MS are encountering to… Read More STEP attends European Parliament meeting on vulnerable adults across Member States
STEP expert speakers attended the European Parliamentary Hearing titled ‘The protection of vulnerable adults: a cross border perspective’ on 14 March in Brussels. The Hearing was focused on the issue of protecting vulnerable adults across Member States (MS). Each MS has its own legal system in place in order to safeguard its senior citizens, however,… Read More STEP experts at European Parliamentary Hearing on protection of vulnerable adults
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