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Minister of Justice Francisca Van Dunem chaired the informal video conference of European Union (EU) Justice Ministers. Also taking part in the meeting were European Commissioners Didier Reynders (Justice) and Ylva Johansson (Home Affairs).
At a press conference, the Minister of Justice highlighted the urgent need to “move forward with the protection of vulnerable adults, particularly through the ratification of the 2020 Hague Convention on the protection of adults”. Along the same lines, Commissioner Didier Reynders explained the importance of discussing this issue in the midst of a public health crisis, precisely because “it disproportionately affects older and more vulnerable people”, recalling that in 2019, more than 20% of the population of the EU was aged over 65.