German notary, Dr. Peter Stelmaszczyk, succeeds the Italian notary Giampaolo Marcoz and now represents the 22 notariats of the European Union (EU) and the 45,000 notaries of Europe.

The handover ceremony, attended by the German Federal Minister of Justice, Dr. Marco Buschmann, and the Latvian Minister of Justice, Dr. Inese Lībiņa-Egnere, took place in Berlin on 20 January 2023.

UINL President, Lionel Galliez, who also attended the event, stressed in his speech the importance of a strong cooperation of all notariats at European and international level.

New President Peter Stelmaszczyk outlined the priorities of his program: close cooperation with the European institutions, EU anti-money laundering package, the digital transformation of justice systems, the protection of vulnerable adults and the support to the Ukrainian notariat.

Read the press release of the CNUE: https://www.notariesofeurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/press-release-CNUE-president-20-01-23.pdf