Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (1980): accession of Ecuador and Ukraine; acceptance by Austria

The European Parliament adopted by 613 votes to 17, with 15 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision authorising Austria to accept, in the interest of the European Union, the accession of Ecuador and Ukraine to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.

Parliament approved the authorisation for Austria to accept, in the interest of the European Union, the accession of Ecuador and Ukraine to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.

Austria's acceptance would make the 1980 Convention applicable between Ecuador, Ukraine and all EU Member States with the exception of Denmark.