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The European Property Federation welcomes the new Energy Performance of Buildings Directive as a step change in the greening of the European building stock
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CRUCIAL DECISION FOR A BETTER RENTAL PROPERTY MARKET
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ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT FUND MANAGERS DIRECTIVE: Problems with scope and possible solutions raised at meeting with Commission
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STRICTER CRITERIA FOR PROPERTY LOANS UNDER THE CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS DIRECTIVE: EPF Position : Largely negative EPF response to the Commission Consultation
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REVISION OF THE INSURANCE MEDIATION DIRECTIVE: Landlords targeted.
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EU INITIATIVES ON LIABILITY AND INSURANCE REGIMES IN THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR: EPF response to the Elios Report
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EPF ACTIVITY: 2009 Annual Report
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EPF EU REAL ESTATE POLICY CHART: Overview of EU Real Estate Policy and EPF activity
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EU ECOLABEL FOR BUILDINGS: Major problems with the Commission Ad Hoc Working Group’s 2nd draft criteria for the award of the ecolabel
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COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION ON SMOKE-FREE ENVIRONMENTS: No tolerance for designated smoking areas. Owner/manager responsibilities. Penalties.
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EU LEGISLATION ON DERIVATIVES MARKETS: Would cover real estate interest rate hedging
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NEW EU URBAN POLICY AND EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT INTERGROUP: New Commissioner announces new EU urban policy and 69 MEPs launch URBAN Intergroup
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EQUAL TREATMENT DIRECTIVE: Very badly thought out measures for the identification and elimination of barriers to accessibility for the disabled in housing and other buildings
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COMMISSION CONSTRUCTION POLICY INITIATIVES IMPACTING EPF: 1) Construction Competitiveness, 2) Liability and Insurance Regimes in the Construction Sector, 3) EU Construction Information Platform
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TREATY OF LISBON: Impacts EU real estate policy in many ways
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The Real Estate Council of the Netherlands – Raad voor Onroerende Zaken (ROZ) joins the European Property Federation |
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Henk Hilverink, Chairman of the Board of ROZ and John Frederiksen, President of EPF announced that the ROZ has joined the EPF, effective immediately.
Henk Hilverink said,
ROZ was a founding member of EPF in 1997, and it is a true pleasure to be a part again of the EU lobby for all property interests at a time when EU legislation is becoming more and more important for real estate, be it for environmental and energy efficiency policy, European control of the financial and real estate markets, or state aid. EPF has a tremendous record of achievement in all these fields, and we are eager to quickly retrieve the role that we previously had in contributing to set and carry out EPF policy.
John Frederiksen said,
It is hard to overestimate the importance of Dutch real estate in Europe. It is transformational for EPF to have the ROZ as a member, especially since ROZ now truly represents all organised Dutch real estate interests through its eleven member associations. EPF’s asset base, already over € 1 trillion, will be a lot bigger, and its capacity to advise the EU authorities will be greatly enhanced by ROZ expertise. We are particularly pleased to welcome Aart Hordijk, Managing Director of ROZ, back to the EPF Managing Committee on which he previously served with such distinction.
Brussels and The Hague, 23 June 2010
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