European Property Rights and Wrongs - Diana Wallis MEP
European Property Rights and Wrongs - Diana Wallis MEP
European Property Rights and Wrongs - Diana Wallis MEP
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ance needs to be struck between protecting the general interest <strong>and</strong> protecting<br />
ownership <strong>and</strong> real estate trade. The following measures are suggested:<br />
a) Greater publicity for public restrictions. Each State must make an effort to<br />
create lists of public restrictions pertaining to l<strong>and</strong>. ELRA is working on a<br />
research project in which its members are attempting to identify at least the<br />
major public restrictions <strong>and</strong> limitations in the different Member States.<br />
b) Concentration of all the information concerning public restrictions at a single<br />
point. Citizens should not be burdened with having to check with each<br />
administration about potential restrictions on the property they want to buy.<br />
With the right technology, it is possible to set up concentration points in each<br />
State to coordinate all information about public restrictions set by the different<br />
administrations.<br />
c) A third level of much more technically complex protection would be to integrate<br />
<strong>and</strong> coordinate public limitations within the systems of l<strong>and</strong> registry<br />
publicity. This would enable in the mid-term the interaction of public restrictions<br />
with property rights, thus reinforcing legal certainty inside the registry,<br />
which is where ownership is publicly disclosed by the State. ELRA 2011<br />
The CROBECO project is generating considerable interest in both professional<br />
<strong>and</strong> political circles <strong>and</strong> pilots may be extended to other member organisations. l<br />
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