Memo: Commission welcomes progress on proposals to clarify property rights for international couples

The European Commission has welcomed progress on two proposals to make life easier for international couples in the European Union, following a vote on 20 June 2013 in the European Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI). The Committee voted 23 in favour to 0 against, to back the Commission proposals to make property rights clearer for couples with assets in another EU country. The dual proposals will cover all couples, whether they are married or in a registered partnership.

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ESO: Background Information: Commission proposes clearer property rights for Europe's 16 million international couples http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-commission-proposes-clearer-property-rights-for-europes-16-million-international-couples/

ESO: Background Information: Lithuania is the 15th EU Member State to sign up to new rules helping international couples http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-lithuania-is-the-15th-eu-member-state-to-sign-up-to-new-rules-helping-international-couples/

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