Parliament approved a motion to make it easier for couples to adopt, and for parents who put their children up for adoption to know their identities once they are adults.
The motion has been approved by both the National Council and the Council of States.
Main changes include the required minimum age of adoptive parents and the amount of time they have been living together—both have been reduced.
The couple would also not have to be married.
The motion also lets biological parents know the identity of their children once they are adults and if the children agree to it.
At the moment adopted children have the right to know the who their biological parents are, but not the other way round.