It is therefore essential to ensure that the rules are properly applied, but, given that it is up to the Member States, who remain sovereign in this field, to do this, the European Parliament will always have to ensure that, in accordance with the recent conclusions of the UN World Summit for Children, the child's best interests remain a prime concern, not only in all judicial decisions relating to children, but also in all of the decisions made by our Parliament. Mr President, Mrs Hermange is absolutely right.
In qualità di mediatore del Parlamento in questo campo, ricevo molte telefonate e ho avuto quindi occasione di parlare con alcune persone disperate che rappresentavano i genitori cui erano stati sottratti i bambini.