The UIPI is looking for a recent graduate or a student in law, economics political sciences or European studies, as a Public Affairs and Projects Intern in Brussels, for a period of six months. Starting date as soon as possible. Deadline for application: Monday 23 April. Read more...
The UIPI Executive, European Affairs & Rentals-Housing Committees met in Prague on March 9-10, 2012 to discuss upcoming topics of the EU's policy over buildings, like rentals and housing evolutions in Europe, energy efficiency, water peformance, renovation and rehabilitation of the building stock, and taxation upon real estate property all over Europe. The meeting was hosted by OSMD (Czech Republic Houseowners Association) which is awaiting the verdict of the ECHR over almost 6.000 petitions filed against rent regulation in the country.
Many countries with large sovereign debts have discussed and some have even adopted excessively high tax liabilities on the ownership of real estate property. During the meeting of its Executive Committee on 15 October 2011 in Brussels, presided over by its Chairman, Mr. Stratos Paradias of Greece, the International Union of Property Owners (UIPI) which represents the views and interests of over five million property and home owners across 25 European countries adopted the following declaration, which was sent to all competent european authorities:Read more...
In Liege, Belgium, took place the celebration of the UIPI International Property Day, on December 9-10, 2011, coinciding with the International Human Rights Day of the United Nations. The celebration was titled "The inoccupation of buildings, legitimacy-causes-remedies" and focused on unoccupied buildings and the Property Rights of their owners, organized by the Belgian Syndicat National des Proprietaires et Co-Proprietaires (SNP-AES) and its vice-president Mr. Olivier Hamal. Read more...
Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel announced extensive legal changes to promote energy modernization of housing stock, during the 125th Central Verbandstag of Haus & Grund Deutchland on 12 May in Berlin. The German Chancellor said that "The transformation will be shared with private homeowners". She also announced legal measures to combat the "Mietnomaden" phaenomenon, of "tenants" not only refusing to pay any rent, bills or utilities, but also to systematically destroy and loot rented private houses.
H & G president Dr. Rolf Kornemann (right) expressly welcomed the announcement. "Only through relief in the rental laws there would be progress in energy efficiency, regarding the housing stock". UIPI president Stratos Paradias (left) thanked the German Chancellor for her vivid support to private property rights. 
You can see much more about this important congress in Berlin and the video of Dr. Merkel about the event in the official webpage of the German Property Owners Federation.
