Today, numerous working and retired European citizens decide to live outside their countries of origin. As a result, in their new countries of residence, these expatriates may be faced with some issues, such as: how to purchase property, how to deal with conditions of vulnerability or incapacity and how to handle succession in case of death.
The European harmonization of private international law is a necessary step towards the creation of a real legal area of freedom and justice. It requires the notary to make a considerable effort to understand foreign domestic laws, and to advise the parties properly. This is why the European Union and national and international notarial organizations are working to help notaries and citizens to become familiar with the inheritance law of each European country.
It therefore seemed essential to CAE to provide citizens concerned with simple answers to the most frequent questions concerning these three four areas: property, vulnerable persons, successions and couples in Europe, knowing that for the member states of the European Union, answers can be found on the website of the Council of Notariats of the European Union https://www.notariesofeurope.eu/en/ under the section “Citizens”.
For the countries Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain please visit the website of the Council of the Notariats of the European Union (CNUE) https://www.successions-europe.eu/