The draft regulation on which the EP will give its opinion does not seek to create a standard EU-wide divorce system but to harmonise the rules on disputes, which until now have been unclear: most Member States do not allow couples to choose the law that applies to their divorce.
2007.gadā pēc tam, kad viņš bija piedalījies EP Cilvēktiesību apakškomitejas rīkotajā konferencē un ziņojis par situāciju Ķīnā cilvēktiesību jomā, Hu Jia arestēja.