Millions of adults in the 🇪🇺 rely on a legal representative to protect their interests.
e.g. to carry out financial transactions or give consent to medical treatment on their behalf.
@EU_Commission proposal aims to greatly simplify procedures in cross-border situations. ⤵️
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/dreynders/status/1663847750142656512
Common 🇪🇺 rules for the protection of adults in cross-border situations will clarify:
☑️which country's court has jurisdiction
☑️which country's law is applicable
☑️how authorities from different countries can cooperate & exchange info with each other
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_23_2955
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/dreynders/status/1663847756576825347