Why does the EU need to act to help international couples?
There are around 122 million marriages in the EU, of which around 16 million (13 %) are considered “international” (couples of different nationalities, couples living apart in different countries or living together in a country other than their home country). There were more than 1 million divorces in the 27 EU Member States in 2007, of which 140 000 (13 %) had an “international” element.
