European Journal | Spain: Government to Demolish Illegal Holiday Homes

The Spanish government has declared war on the illegally built holiday homes along its coastline. Spanish law dictates that no buildings can be erected within 500 metres of the water. But there are some 300,000 homes in Spain that have been built in contravention of that law. Many of them belong to Britons, Scandinavians and Germans. In the past, threats to have the buildings pulled down were never followed through. But now the government of Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero is cracking down. The government is focusing more on environmental protection, and says the building up of the coastline has to be reversed - also with a view to revitalizing the country's tourism industry.

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[theshark2005]

OMG what int he world are you serious, i can't believe this!! i really can't how can they do that!! wow

[CRX35E]

f*ck the law, anarchy FTW

[21DAGUILAR]

Mexico needs to do this.

[charlessmyth]

Tyrants always observe and apply the law which is in their interests. This must be an instance for immediate European Court intervention. It should be pointed out that Slovakia has applied similar legislation in order to evict homeowners from their properties without having to pay compensation, so that a motorway can be built, which, it is claimed, will be of economic value to Slovakia. The EU is supposed to be about uniformity of law, but it has to be just law, uniformly applied.