The Department of Land and Surveys moves forward to upgrading its information system with a budget of €22 million and co-financing from the EU Cohesion Policy Programme “THALEIA 2021-2027”.
The Finance Ministry's Directorate General Growth said in a press release that the new system will replace the outdated technological infrastructure, which limits the flexibility of the Land Registry, the development of new services and its interconnection with other government information systems. Today, several procedures require multiple manual checks, increasing the time and complexity of case processing.
The new environment will support electronic signatures and modern security standards, offer better access to historical data and flexible reporting and statistics tools, and automate a significant part of internal procedures. The project also includes the migration of existing data and the upgrade of the DLS Portal infrastructure, which is expected to be completed in the second half of 2027.
For the public, the change is expected to mean a gradual reduction in the need to be physically present at district land registry offices. The new electronic services will be accessible 24 hours a day, allowing more transactions to be completed remotely. At the same time, automation and faster access to data are expected to speed up the handling of applications and help reduce the backlog of pending cases.
Property owners, buyers, investors and businesses will also benefit, as will professionals such as lawyers, valuers, architects and engineers, who will have better electronic access to services and information.
As noted, the transition is not a simple technological upgrade but a complete redesign of how work is carried out, aiming at a more flexible, secure and reliable Land Registry, adaptable to future operational and legislative changes.
(Source: CNA)
