EU citizens will be able to freely buy property in Croatia from February 1st,
2009, while the existing restrictions will be valid only for other
foreigners.
It should be noted that foreigners are even now successfully bypassing obstacles
to purchase real estates by establishing companies or through the purchase of
Croatian citizens. However, on February 1st, 2009 a big psychological barrier
will be gone and individuals who are citizens of the EU Member States will be
able to buy real estates in Croatia.
According to the document that Minister of Foreign Affairs and European
Integrations, Gordan Jandrokoviæ has sent to President of the National Committee
for monitoring the negotiations with EU, Vesna Pusiæ, such a decision will take
effect by virtue of article 60 of Stabilization and Association Agreement, and
EU citizens will be provided with the same treatment as Croatian citizens at
acquiring properties.
Croatia's negotiating position is that the free purchase of agricultural land
and forests, for which it was suggested a transitional period of 12 years from
the date of Croatia's entry into the EU will not be liberalized, as well as land
in national parks and nature parks, considering that Croatian citizens can not
buy properties in such areas as well.
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