News CNUE, 27 January 2025
Launch of the JuWiLi II Project – Vienna, 24 January 2025
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On Friday, 24 January 2025, the Austrian notariat hosted the kick-off meeting of the Justice Without Litigation for Europe II (JuWiLi II) project in Vienna. This ambitious project, coordinated by the Austrian notariat and co-funded by the European Union, builds on the success of the first JuWiLi project (2020-2022).
The goal of JuWiLi II is to strengthen judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters across the European Union by delegating certain non-contentious judicial procedures to non-judicial actors, such as notaries. The project highlights the growing role of notaries in key areas such as successions, divorce, parental responsibility, and the protection of adults.
JuWiLi II aims to deliver several tangible outcomes:
- A comprehensive analysis of the legal systems in EU Member States, with a focus on the judicial functions performed by notaries;
- The creation of best practice models for non-contentious procedures;
- An innovative economic study demonstrating the benefits of outsourcing these procedures;
- Policy recommendations to better integrate notarial judicial activities into the EU legal framework.
The CNUE plays a central role in this project. As a key partner, the CNUE will help coordinate specific activities via the European Notarial Network (ENN). It will also develop online tools for communication and cooperation and provide training ressources for notaries across the 22 participating Member States.
During the launch meeting, CNUE President Cosita Delvaux said:
“I am confident that JuWiLi II represents a unique opportunity to reinforce the notarial profession’s role in ensuring access to justice across the EU. This project is not merely about refining existing practices — it is about shaping the future of non-contentious justice in Europe.”
News CNUE, 16 January 2025
Handover ceremony – Luxembourg, 16 January 2025
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During the handover ceremony held in Luxembourg on Thursday, 16 January, Cosita Delvaux, a member of the Chamber of Notaries of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, became the first female President of the Council of the Notariats of the European Union (CNUE). She will serve her mandate throughout 2025, succeeding Lithuanian notary Marius Stračkaitis.
At the ceremony, Elisabeth Margue, Luxembourg’s Minister of Justice, praised the vital role of notaries as key actors of the rule of law and guarantors of legal certainty. She highlighted their mission as public officials, providing advice and assistance in an increasingly complex legal environment. The Minister also emphasised the significant challenges facing the notarial profession, including digitalisation, cybersecurity, and the the ever-increasing cross-border dimension of legal relations, which require common solutions through cooperation among notaries.

In her inaugural address, President Delvaux expressed her deep commitment to the values of the European notariat, stressing both continuity and innovation.
She outlined the following priorities for her presidency in view of the:
✅ Digitalisation of justice and company law, to enhance the modernity and resilience of the notarial profession in addressing technological challenges and cybersecurity risks.
✅ Cross-border protection of adults, to meet the increasing needs of European citizens in a context of greater mobility.
✅ Ten year anniversary of the European Regulation on International Successions, aiming to draw lessons from its implementation and inspire progress in other legal fields.
Cosita Delvaux also reaffirmed her ambition to represent the 22 member notariats and the 50,000 European notaries, strengthening their central role in ensuring legal security and preventing disputes, in the service of citizens, businesses, and institutions.