Brussels, 08/05/2009 (Agence Europe) - Although negotiation on national and bilateral agreements on matrimonial matters and parental responsibility is currently an area over which the EU has full competence, two texts approved by Parliament on Thursday 7 May propose to return this responsibility to the member states where Community interest is not at issue.
The co-decision report drafted by Gérard Deprez (ALDE, Belgium), which was adopted by 478 votes to 28, with 26 abstentions, proposes...