WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2242/96 by Cristiana MUSCARDINI , Gastone PARIGI , Spalato BELLERE' to the Commission. Slovenian law banning the repurchase of houses formerly belonging to Istrian exiles
Date: 1996-08-09
Institutions: BELLERE, European Parliament, MUSCARDINI, PARIGI
Subjects: Slovenia, agreement (EU), ethnic group, liberalisation of the market, non-government bill, political refugee, property market, ratification of an agreement, real property













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2242/96 by Cristiana MUSCARDINI , Gastone PARIGI , Spalato BELLERE' to the Commission. Slovenian law banning the repurchase of houses formerly belonging to Istrian exiles  


Official Journal C 011 , 13/01/1997 P. 0070 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-2242/96 by Cristiana Muscardini (NI), Gastone Parigi (NI) and Spalato Belleré (NI) to the Commission (9 August 1996)Subject: Slovenian law banning the repurchase of houses formerly belonging to Istrian exilesThe Slovenian Parliament has rejected the proposal to allow Istrian exiles to repurchase the houses they abandoned after the Second World War, without respecting the Solana plan approved on 11 April last, which was to allow them to do so if they had lived in Slovenia for at least three years.The Government established the liberalization of the property market for foreigners who had lived in Slovenia for at least three years following Ljubljana's declaration of independence from Belgrade on 25 June 1991, thereby automatically excluding the Istrian exiles who had lived there before, during or after the Second World War.In view of the Association Agreement between Slovenia and the European Union, can the Commission ascertain whether Slovenia is acting in accordance with the Solana plan and with European legislation on property?Answer given by Mr Van den Broek on behalf of the Commission (7 October 1996)The conclusion of the Europe Agreement was deferred on several occasions by the Council, before it was finally signed on 10 June 1996.This Agreement includes an exchange of letters with the Slovenian government which specifies the compromise agreed upon to solve the last outstanding issue. This exchange of letters is fully in line with the proposal tabled jointly by the Commission and the Council under the Spanish Presidency.Through this exchange of letters the Slovenian government committed itself to liberalize the Slovenian property market four years after the ratification of the Europe Agreement and, with the entry into force of the Europe Agreement, to grant all Union citizens (including former Italian residents) with three years of residence in Slovenia the right to purchase property.In addition, the Slovenian government committed itself to introduce the necessary constitutional changes and legal provisions, in accordance with the above mentioned exchange of letters, before ratification of the Europe Agreement. This legislation is currently before Parliament and the Slovenian government has undertaken to include the necessary modifications for the second reading. The above liberalization of the property market would be in accordance with the 'acquis communautaire'.