Greek Land Registration Picking Up Steam Or Falling Behind?

I had first looked into the matter of Greek land registration in May of 2013 with the following article:

One reason why foreigners shy away from investing in Greece! - May 27, 2013

Then, 2 years ago, things seemed to get moving with Greek land registration and I wrote the following articles:

Cadastral registration under way in Greece! - October 14, 2015
Delayed Land Register (Cadastre) A "National Shame"? - October 19, 2015
The Mysteries Of Greek Land Registration - November 1, 2015

Since then, I had assumed that the project was progressing satisfactorily. Until I read this article in the German Handelsblatt. To summarize its key points:

* cadastral registration is complete for only 10.000 square Km, or 7,6% of Greece's land surface.
* only 26,4% of all ownership titles have so far been properly recorded.
* in the last 4 years, when allegedly land registration was a top priority, properly recorded ownership titles have only increased vom 20,1% to 26,4% of the total, i. e. not very substantial progress.

The source of this information is a letter which EU Commissioner Pierre Moscovici sent to a member of the European Parliament. Moscovici concludes the letter on a positive note: he expresses confidence that cadastral registry will be completed by the end of 2020, the original target date. Moscovici assures us that the date is manageable and that all efforts are being undertaken to meet the target.

As I concluded one of my earlier articles: I believe it when I see it.