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Sat 01 Jan 2008Sweden blocks EU divorce rules
Sweden blocked EU plans this afternoon to agree which country should have jurisdiction when a couple from different nationalities seek to divorce within the 27-nation bloc, top EU officials said.
Around 170,000 international marriages end in divorce in the European Union each year but there are no common rules dictating which country's laws to apply. Spouses sometimes rush to court in their country of origin to try to get the law on their side.
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