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"en.20081021.36.2-273"2
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"In Europe there are, generally speaking, too many divorces, particularly in my country. A growing number of divorces affects mixed couples, that is, couples in which the spouses are of a different nationality.
As the free movement of persons is a given fact of European integration, it is essential that a clear legal framework be set up.
Being aware that the national rules in the area of divorce are extremely disparate, I fully appreciate the danger that might result from a ‘tourism’ of divorce, were one able to choose the most advantageous jurisdiction for one of the spouses and the most constraining jurisdiction for the other.
I would have voted in favour of this report because the proposed regulation would have offset the shortcomings, making it possible for two spouses living in different Member States to choose by mutual consent, and with full knowledge of the facts, the competent jurisdiction in their divorce proceedings, which should have been one of the two Member States of residence in the European Union.
Unfortunately, during the vote, an oral amendment that had been adopted caused such confusion that it was necessary to refer the whole report back to the committee. Since the report was not referred back to the committee, I no longer took part in the final vote.
The subject is too delicate to be voted on in a state of confusion."@en1
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