Brussels, 24 August 2015: RPMG (CIJ) has Partnered with the European Property Federation, a powerful grouping of real estate owners and investors managing €1.5 trillion in assets across Europe. The move was announced at a meeting of the EPF’s Managing Committee held over the summer in Bucharest under the auspices of the Romanian Association of Building Owners (RABO).
RPMG will be working with the EPF to expand its reach in Central & Eastern Europe, where Robert Fletcher will work in conjunction with RABO President and EPF Vice-Chairman Liviu Tudor of growing the federation’s membership in CEE & SEE. Robert Fletcher will also be involved in other business developments for the EPF and RABO.
The EPF’s first presence will be felt at this year’s CEDEM Investment Summit in September when its leaders present “The EU and Eurozone are setting real estate policy and CEE states are losing out”, through its Managing Committee during the event.
Commenting on the initiative, John R. Frederiksen, EPF President and Chairman of the Danish Property Federation, said:
“As EU law impacts more and more areas crucial to real estate, Central and Eastern European countries need strong associations representing the biggest residential and commercial players. EPF cannot defend their EU interests without them and we also need them to help us get the support of their governments and Members of the European Parliament during EU negotiations. For EPF, RABO is the benchmark real estate association among the ‘new’ member states. It has become a major contributor to practically all EPF efforts, be they on energy efficiency, the environment or planning law reform.”
