Luxembourg, 10/06/2011 (Agence Europe) - In Luxembourg on Friday, the justice ministers of the EU27 agreed on the principles of the future European regulation on wills, which will eventually help to settle cross-border testamentary matters and avoid a legal headache for many families in the EU.
Every year, around 450,000 international wills are opened in the EU, worth a total in excess of €120 billion. As owners of property, be it houses or bank accounts, the families are currently faced...