June 24, 2025 / Explotación
On June 11th and 12th, 2025, the second ELRN Workshop took place at the Palazzo della Provincia in Trento, hosted by the Servizio Libro Fondiario e Catasto – Provincia Autonoma di Trento.
The workshop opened with welcoming remarks by Mihai Taus, ELRA President, and Diego Castelli, General Chief of the Servizio Libro Fondiario e Catasto. Mr. Castelli then provided an overview of the Land Registry and its real basis, followed by a Q&A session moderated by Elena Prada, ELRA Treasurer.
The first day continued with Prof. Rusconi (Milan University), who examined land registry systems and the Italian transcription model. Francisco Javier Gimeno Chocarro, ELRA Secretary General and ELRN Coordinator, then led a practical session on the registration of cross-border divorce cases in land registries across Europe, followed by a Round Table moderated by Elena Prada. The morning closed with a presentation on the European Commission’s initiatives for the digitalisation of judicial cooperation in civil matters by Haldi Koit (DG JUST), followed by a lively debate.
The afternoon sessions focused on artificial intelligence and its practical impact on land registration. Jacques Vos (ELRA Board member) introduced the AI Working Group and also presented the use of videoconferencing for registry-related procedures. Dott. Eng. Mohammed Kussai Shahin (General Director, Trentino Digitale) then explored the role of AI technologies in modernising land registries, while Lorenzo Marcolla and Alessandro de Gaetano (Servizio Libro Fondiario e Catasto) shared their insights into the application of artificial intelligence in land registration processes.
Day 2 resumed with Mihai Taus’ opening remarks and a presentation by Māris Kumerdanks (Latvia) on the conclusions of the study into property rights of foreign nationals. Luisa Clode (ELRA former President) then shared findings from the ELRA questionnaire on voluntary measures for protecting vulnerable adults.
Elena Prada followed with an overview of personal data protection challenges for land registries. The morning continued with Judge Marta Rekawek-Pachwicewicz, Coordinator for International Cooperation at the District Court in Białystok, who reported on the European Commission Working Group on Succession. She was followed by Mihai Taus, ELRA President, who outlined the national requirements for the European Certificate of Succession (ECS) and highlighted ELRA’s ongoing study mapping national measures for the registration of the ECS across Member States. Judge Michele Cuccaro (Rovereto Court) rounded off the session by examining the role of usucapion across different jurisdictions.
The workshop concluded with closing remarks by Mihai Taus, thanking all speakers and participants for their active engagement and contributions to the success of this international exchange.
- Land Registry Systems and the Italian Transcription System by Prof. Rusconi
- What would a cross-border divorce be registered in the land register? by Francisco J. Gimeno
- Presentation of the Digitalisation of Judicial cooperation in civil matters by Haldi Koit
- Presentation of the AI Working group by Jacques Vos
- AI technologies for Land Registry by Dott. Eng. Mohammed Kussai Shahin
- Artificial Intelligence in Land Registration by Lorenzo Marcolla and Alessandro de Gaetano
- The use of videoconferencing for registry-related procedures by Jacques Vos
- Study on the Property of Foreigner’s Challenges: Summary of the CPs contributions and conclusions by Māris Kumerdanks
- Cross-Border Protection of Vulnerable Adults: Presentation of the results of the ELRA questionnaire on voluntary measures by Luisa Clode
- Personal Data Protection and Land Registration by Elena Prada
- Implementation of EU Legislation; study on Succession Regulation by Judge Dr. Marta Rekawek-Pachwicewicz and Mihai Taus.
- The role of usucapion in different systems by Judge Michele Cuccaro
