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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10281
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EU confirms enhanced cooperation on divorce

Brussels, 20/12/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 20 December, European environment ministers formally adopted a draft regulation simplifying divorce procedures for couples of different nationalities in 14 EU member states. It has taken almost five years for this legislation, always under threat of a Swedish veto, to see the light of day. Progress became possible through the launch of the very first “enhanced cooperation” in the history of the EU. The new legislation will allow spouses to...

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