Orphanage
A need for change
The initiative aimed at eventually changing the completely anachronistic legislative framework for adoptions is a step in the right direction.
The current legislative framework, which is extremely cumbersome and complicated, has led to years of delays for countless prospective adoptive parents and has also fueled unacceptable phenomena such as the illegal trade in infants.
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Child Beggars in Bulgaria's Capital 'Numbering 400'
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