European Greens condemn lack of divorce possibility in Malta

With a unanimous vote of its 36 member parties, the European Green Party has condemned the lack of possibility of obtaining a divorce in Malta.

AD spokesperson on EU and international affairs Arnold Cassola said:

“The delegates of the European Green Party expressed their full support for Alternattiva Demokratika in our ceaseless efforts to end the discrimination against Maltese and EU residents in Malta who cannot re-marry after the failure of their marriage, due to the impossibility of obtaining a divorce in Malta.”

AD chairman Michael Briguglio said:

“It is clear that Malta's lack of divorce situation is untenable and will have to change in the near future.

“Together with the European Greens and with all European Green Parties, some of which are in government, AD will keep making pressure for the introduction of this basic civil right in Malta.”

He said that the Green Foundation Ceratonia and the Green European Foundation will be organising an international conference on divorce in Malta on October 23.

The Green Parties, who were meeting during a conference in Tallinn, also unanimously approved a motion on a moratorium on oil drillling in EU waters.

This motion was also proposed by AD and is of special interest to Malta given that BP will be drilling off Libya's coast.