Maintusz

Hungarian Association of Estate and Property Owners

Ladies and Gentlemen! Dear friends!

Next year our association will be 10 years old, an occasion to take stock. Despite our small size in terms of hectares, we have been able to drive a few stakes into the Hungarian political landscape and in many cases have made ourselves heard at the highest levels. Thanks to the tireless work of some of our members, we have always been able to organise competent lectures and conferences in relevant places. Initially, the focus was on getting to know each other and networking. After that, we concentrated on making ourselves known in Hungary and set appropriate priorities. The idea of the "re-founder" operating as a Hungarian company was and is always at the centre.

This is the focus :

⦁ The Land Act of 20 June 2013
⦁ The national and EU agricultural policy
⦁ The land exchange programmes
⦁ Of further restitution efforts

As usual, you can find all our activities sorted by topicality on our homepage, so just this much about our 2017 autumn conference - it was a great success!

Within the association, we could be proud of a competent team, a small office in Budapest, regular information from the industry, initial advice on legal matters and a steadily growing number of members if the interest of individual members in the association's activities were great enough. This is one of the reasons why we have chosen a conference venue in western Hungary for the coming year and are delighted to have been invited by the Werner and Annelise Michlits family to their Demeter farm in Seewinkel. The family farm is one of our most versatile and I am therefore particularly pleased to be able to count them among our members.

The pioneering years in Hungary are behind us and with them perhaps a little of the initial crackling excitement, let us tackle the challenges of the coming years together and actively shape them through our common platform - Maintusz.

With many thanks for the trust you have placed in us so far, I wish you a Merry Christmas and good luck and health for the New Year

Yours
Batthyány Bence
Woodcut, December 2017