The European Land Information Service provides direct access

Direct access

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 to official land registers in Europe. EULIS is owned by a consortium of member countries with expertise in the area of land registration

Land registration

Land registration generally describes systems by which matters concerning ownership, possession or other rights in land can be recorded to provide evidence of title, facilitate transactions and to prevent unlawful disposal...

, most of which are government organisations. EULIS was an initiative led by the official bodies for land registration in European countries.

The EULIS project 2001-2004

Between 2001 and 2004 eight different European land information organisations and one university cooperated in developing a demonstrator e-platform for subscribed users of land registries with support and additional funding from the European Commission

European Commission

The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....

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In addition the team worked hard to produce online reference information from each participating country.

The EULIS programme 2004-2007

The long term aim was to help encourage cross-border lending on the Integration of EU Mortgage Credit Markets. The three-year programme developed the demonstrator into a live service that was officially launched as a live service on 22 November 2006.

European supporters

EULIS is a concept supported by various organisations in the European community. EULIS enjoys active discussion and cooperation with many of these organisations including the European Commission

European Commission

The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....

, European Mortgage Federation

European Mortgage Federation

- The European Mortgage Federation :Founded in 1967, the European Mortgage Federation is the voice of the mortgage industry at EU level. Promoting the interests of European mortgage lenders, it deals as much with the retail aspect of mortgage lending as with the funding of loans, an element which...

, European Land Registry Association, Eurogeographics an European Business Register

European business register

The European Business Register is a network of trade registers kept by the registration authorities in most of the European countries. The EBR is part of the fully integrated approach of the European Commission in the legislation designed to achieve regulations to promote transparent financial...

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EULIS tools

The EULIS glossary and reference information assist better understanding of the local environment, not only literally but also the meaning of terminology.