As in 2011 and 2013, the Committee on Legal Affairs will hold a workshop on civil law with the participation of national parliaments. The focus for this edition will be on private international law: 'Cross-border activities in the EU - Making life easier for citizens'. The workshop will be organised by DG IPOL's Policy Department C and will take place on 26 February 2015.
The workshop will bring Members of the European Parliament and members of the 28 national parliaments together with around a dozen experts, practitioners and academics.The three sessions of the workshop will be entitled 'less paperwork for mobile citizens', 'cross border families and families crossing borders', and 'business and consumer concerns'.
Private international law aims to deal with the cross-border aspects of all questions related to relationships between private persons, such as family law, property law and the law of contract. Legislation in this complex field covers areas as varied as family law and sales law, but also procedural law which was until recently an exclusive prerogative of the Member States.
It is crucial that Members of the European Parliament and members of national parliaments interact when it comes to legislation in this area. This workshop is intended to facilitate the exchange of views on policies in the field of civil justice on the basis of the contributions of eminent experts, be they academics or practitioners.Workshop Programme
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