61.   The decision by the government of Prime Minister Adrian Nastase came after pressure from the U.S. government, international adoption brokers, and would-be parents.

62.   The government in March temporarily halted international adoptions after media reports about the allegations and ordered an investigation to clarify the situation of adopted children.

63.   The government issued a ban on international adoptions in June after criticism from the European Union over corruption.

64.   The international adoptions were granted despite a ban imposed in October at the request of the European Union.

65.   The Romanian government on Thursday allowed a fraction of the international adoptions stalled in its courts to go ahead, bowing from the U.S. and other Western governments.

66.   The report says such bankruptcies could be avoided by international adoption of insolvency principles contained in U.S. bankruptcy law.

67.   The United States is believed to be the single largest destination, accounting for about half of international adoptions.

68.   The treaty was designed to set guidelines for international adoptions and restrict child trafficking and fraud.

69.   The treaty, known as the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption, was created to establish guidelines for international adoptions and include provisions to end smuggling and fraud.

70.   There is believed to be widespread corruption involving international adoptions, some of which have government approval while others pass through local courts.