On 10 and 11 July 2025 in Berlin, the JuWiLi II project marked an important milestone with two days of insightful discussions, productive exchange, and excellent collaboration.

Real enthusiasm 
The Working Groups Legal and Economic, the Task Force Behavioural Economics and the Steering Committee met to discuss the current state of play and to prepare next steps. The shared goal was clear: developing concepts to unburden the judiciary and advance people-centred justice across Europe.

Interdisciplinarity is a key feature of JuWiLi II. Against that background, a particular highlight was the semi-public event featuring a brilliant keynote by Professor Klaus Ulrich Schmolke (Gutenberg University Mainz) on “Bounded Rationality, Paternalism, and the Law – Applying Insights from Behavioural Economics to Law”. The concept of notaries acting as debiasing agents sparked thoughtful discussion and fresh perspectives. The meetings highlighted the strong spirit of cooperation across institutions, disciplines, and borders – united by a common vision of accessible and effective justice systems and notarial cooperation in Europe. Next steps have been prepared to be taken under the project, in particular data collection and analysis of national reports.

Reception at the Austrian Embassy
The first day concluded with a memorable reception hosted at the Austrian Embassy in Berlin, generously supported by the Austrian Chamber of Civil-Law Notaries. Participants from 22 countries were welcomed to the Embassy’s representative premises, setting the stage for meaningful exchange and networking.

As of now, heading towards the next meeting on 27/28 November in Ljubljana. Stay tuned.