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In March 2016 the Commission proposed, in parallel, two regulations implementing enhanced cooperation on cross-border aspects of property regimes of marriages and registered partnerships. They replace a pair of earlier proposals from 2011, which lacked unanimous support in the Council.

Starting from a comparative analysis of civil status rules in nine different legal systems (Bulgaria, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Scotland, Slovenia, Sweden and the Netherlands), with a view on European and international legislation and case law, this study identifies practical difficulties encountered by EU citizens exercising their rights when moving across Europe. The study also recommends possible solutions to be found at EU level and within the EU competence to facilitate citizens' lives ...

The newly adopted Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 is an ambitious instrument dealing exhaustively with every private international law aspects in regard to cross-border successions. The Regulation aims at harmonizing private international law rules so as to enable individuals to organize more efficiently and more rapidly their successions within the area of freedom, security and justice. The present paper addressed the main innovations, advantages and pitfalls of the new Regulation.

Since the regulation of the civil status area differs between Member States, EU citizens encounter many problems settling their legally obtained civil status in another Member State. This leads to discrimination, hinders the free movement of persons within the EU and prevents EU citizens from exercising this right as well as the right of residence in the territory of Member States. The solution to these problems is not complicated; however, it depends on the motivation of Member States.

Birth Registration and the Rights of the Child

Analyse approfondie 06-05-2007

Birth registration is the legal recognition a child’s existence. It can be generally defined as the official recording of the birth of a child by some administrative level of the State and coordinated by a particular branch of government. The briefing paper suggests 10 recommendations which are devised from the experience of a range of actors involved in birth registration. The recommendations intend to contribute to the creation of a "protective environment" for children.