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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9589

29 January 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 18 / 45
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/jha
EU meets with strong opposition from Stockholm over new divorce rules

Brussels, 28/01/2008 (Agence Europe) - In the face of strong opposition from Sweden, the European Justice Ministers failed to reach a compromise on the legislative bill aiming to define rules on the competent jurisdiction in the case of divorce of a couple where both partners come from different countries of the EU. Every year, around 170,000 international marriages in the EU end in divorce. The marriage partner who is the first to bring proceedings may currently choose which law will apply...

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