and presentations of examples of adapted tools, to support specialists who assess the child’s superior interest, considering the specific situation of minors who are asylum applicants and refugees. Proposals to reform the Common European Asylum System presented by the European Commission were discussed, such as: • a proposal of Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council to establish a joint procedure on international protection in the Union and to repeal Directive 2013/32/EU, stipulating, regarding minors who are not accompanied, that they should be assigned a guardian as soon as possible and no later than five business days from the moment when an under age person who is not accompanied submits a request. This proposal, considering a study on children custody, performed by the Fundamental Rights Agency, aims at benchmarking custody-related practices to make sure that custody is performed promptly and is efficient on the entire territory of the Union. • as for the medical examination of unaccompanied minors, the proposal stipulates that, within the analysis of a request, medical examinations may be used to establish the age of minors who are not accompanied, in case of doubts regarding the minor status of the asylum applicant, pursuant to the statements of the applicant or other relevant signs. If the result of the medical examination is not conclusive, the member states presume that the applicant is minor. The medical examination to establish the age of unaccompanied minors is not performed without their consent or the consent of their guardians. All medical examinations are performed with the full observance of individual dignity, proceeding to the least invasive examinations by qualified professionals in the medical field, allowing to obtain the most reliable results. • another proposal refers to setting standards for the admission of applicants for international protection. The proposal mentions that these conditions for admission are adapted to the specific situation of minors, irrespective of whether they are unaccompanied or with their families, properly considering their security and the physical and emotional assistance they need and are provided in a manner that encourages their general development. The proposal introduces stricter deadlines for 79