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Travelers Guide to Croatia
In the former Yugoslavia, Croatia declared its independence in 1991, provoking a war with Serbia, which lasted more than four years. After elections in 2000, which brought the defeat of the right, the former nationalist government, the country has undergone democratic reform. Today is the status of EU candidate and is next in line to join after Romania and Bulgaria. Composition could occur as early 2009, but officials EU have indicated that reform of the EU Constitution is a full member unlikely there, in 2012 suggested more realistic date.
Littoral of the Adriatic Sea and shares borders with Slovenia, Hungary, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro, Croatia is one of the richest countries in the region. Recently, has experienced annual growth rate of around 4 percent, while unemployment is as high as 13 percent.
Including the islands, both the mainland and many (1185 in total), Croatia has a spectacular coastline that stretches 5835 kilometers (the mainland coast is 1.777 kilometers long). While enjoying a Mediterranean climate with hot dry summers and mild winters along the coast, Croatia is also subject to earthquakes (especially in the region of Dubrovnik).
Since 2000, the Government seeks to encourage tourism and investment, and although the housing market is still relatively immature Croatian, local officials say that the course has progressed considerably higher in coastal areas, with annual profits of 20 percent and 30 percent.
Direct ownership of foreign property in Croatia is governed by the Law of Property in Croatia (amended July 2006) which generally requires approval from the Ministry of Justice before the purchase can be done (AMF). The test final entry is property owner's name against the property in the land and local maps Katastari. The local courts do not permit the names of citizens to be registered foreign land without the approval of the AMF. However, common practice for foreigners to set up a Croatian company, a procedure not requiring permission and can be used to purchase the property.
Foreigners are not allowed to own, directly from their property if they wish to leave the tourists. This activity is strictly regulated and requires a rental license can be results of the properties held by companies in Croatia, not foreign nationals.
Despite the apparent simplicity of the system under can sometimes be questioned, especially since the aftermath of war has left a backlog of cases related to civil land tenure.
The potential problem affects most of the Serbs of assets seized during the war. Any foreign investor to acquire property, should support and, as his attorney general to verify the validity of the title.
The properties can sometimes be difficult to sell because they are jointly held by the members large families – sometimes there are up to 60 co-owners, some of whom have died since May of property occurred while Will. And as often Croats emigrated, now there is a significant number of people living in other countries supporting each fraction in the houses of Croats. This means that buyers must have their documents law or an offense against property ownership check court records to ensure consistency.
The Croatian Government has taken steps to preserve the wild coast country, which means they are more stringent planning regulations. The illegal construction has been shared past, though the authorities have generally tolerated. More recently they have begun to issue orders to the illegal construction Swing or extensions. So again care needs to be taken to ensure that the necessary permits have been issued.
According to the U.S. Department of State, while foreign investors enjoy equality under the law with domestic investors, in practice, foreign investors often face difficulties arising from institutional weaknesses in government bodies and in some cases because of corruption remains a problem. The bureaucracy also presents difficulties.
However, it concluded that "Croatia has many attractions for investors. This is an official EU candidate, and as such will be the continuous improvement of legislation and administrative capacity in the coming years. "
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