Press Release: Financial services: Commission requests Bulgaria, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovakia to comply with EU rules on the acquisition of agricultural land

On 26 May 2016, the European Commission formally requested Bulgaria, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovakia to amend legislation on the acquisition of agricultural land on the grounds that it violated the free movement of capital and freedom of establishment.

• Primary Source

European Commission: DG Communication: RAPID: MEMO/16/1823, 26.05.16: May infringements' package: key decisions http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-16-1823_en.htm

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