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The workshop, organised by the Policy Department upon request by the JURI Committee, takes place while the European Parliament is consulted on the Commission proposal to recast the so-called “Brussels IIa” Regulation 2201/2003 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgements in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility. The briefings included in this compilation examine the main amendments proposed by the Commission as regards child abduction and return ...

This note provides an in-depth analysis of the main provisions of the Rome III Proposal of 2010 implementing enhanced cooperation for 14 Member States in the area of the law applicable to divorce and legal separation. It further identifies some difficulties of future application of the proposed provisions and suggests to reconsider in particular the following issues: the scope of application, the question as to when the spouses may designate the applicable law, the desirability of legal counselling ...