In its judgment C‑873/24 Marwanak, 22 October 2026, ECLI:EU:C:2026:887, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled on the interpretation of the Succession Regulation (Regulation 650/2012 on matters of succession and the creation of a European Certificate of Succession). Specifically, the CJEU addressed the question of whether the applicants for issuing a European Certificate of Succession had the right to request (and the issuing authority had an obligation to ensure) that the Certificate included an identification of the immovable property that forms part of the estate and is located in a country other than the State of the issuing authority. The CJEU answered this question in the affirmative, interpreting the Succession Regulation in light of the purpose of the European Certificate of Succession and the regulation’s broader objectives. Read more