diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/rest/Item.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/rest/Item.java
index 465e155..5546edf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/rest/Item.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/rest/Item.java
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ public class Item extends REST<CKANPackage> implements org.gcube.gcat.api.interf
 	
 	@GET
 	@Produces(GCatConstants.APPLICATION_JSON_CHARSET_UTF_8)
-	@AuthorizationControl(allowedRoles={Role.CATALOGUE_MEMBER, Role.CATALOGUE_EDITOR, Role.CATALOGUE_ADMIN, Role.CATALOGUE_MANAGER}, exception=NotAuthorizedException.class)
+	/* Catalogue-Member is not added to VRE members and is assumed as the default role in the catalogue for the VRE members. So we can't enforce
+	 * @AuthorizationControl(allowedRoles={Role.CATALOGUE_MEMBER, Role.CATALOGUE_EDITOR, Role.CATALOGUE_ADMIN, Role.CATALOGUE_MANAGER}, exception=NotAuthorizedException.class)
+	 */
 	public String list(@QueryParam(GCatConstants.LIMIT_PARAMETER) @DefaultValue("10") int limit,
 			@QueryParam(GCatConstants.OFFSET_PARAMETER) @DefaultValue("0") int offset, 
 			@QueryParam(GCatConstants.COUNT_PARAMETER) @DefaultValue("false") Boolean countOnly) {
@@ -79,7 +81,9 @@ public class Item extends REST<CKANPackage> implements org.gcube.gcat.api.interf
 	@Path("/{" + ITEM_ID_PARAMETER + "}")
 	@Produces(GCatConstants.APPLICATION_JSON_CHARSET_UTF_8)
 	@Override
-	@AuthorizationControl(allowedRoles={Role.CATALOGUE_MEMBER, Role.CATALOGUE_EDITOR, Role.CATALOGUE_ADMIN, Role.CATALOGUE_MANAGER}, exception=NotAuthorizedException.class)
+	/* Catalogue-Member is not added to VRE members and is assumed as the default role in the catalogue for the VRE members. So we can't enforce
+	 * @AuthorizationControl(allowedRoles={Role.CATALOGUE_MEMBER, Role.CATALOGUE_EDITOR, Role.CATALOGUE_ADMIN, Role.CATALOGUE_MANAGER}, exception=NotAuthorizedException.class)
+	 */
 	public String read(@PathParam(ITEM_ID_PARAMETER) String id) {
 		return super.read(id);
 	}
@@ -141,6 +145,7 @@ public class Item extends REST<CKANPackage> implements org.gcube.gcat.api.interf
 	@DELETE
 	@Produces(GCatConstants.APPLICATION_JSON_CHARSET_UTF_8)
 	@Override
+	@AuthorizationControl(allowedRoles={Role.CATALOGUE_EDITOR, Role.CATALOGUE_ADMIN, Role.CATALOGUE_MANAGER}, exception=NotAuthorizedException.class)
 	public Response bulkDelete(@QueryParam(GCatConstants.PURGE_QUERY_PARAMETER) @DefaultValue("false") boolean purge) {
 		deleteAll(purge);
 		return Response.status(Status.ACCEPTED).build();
@@ -149,6 +154,7 @@ public class Item extends REST<CKANPackage> implements org.gcube.gcat.api.interf
 	@PURGE
 	@Produces(GCatConstants.APPLICATION_JSON_CHARSET_UTF_8)
 	@Override
+	@AuthorizationControl(allowedRoles={Role.CATALOGUE_EDITOR, Role.CATALOGUE_ADMIN, Role.CATALOGUE_MANAGER}, exception=NotAuthorizedException.class)
 	public Response bulkPurge() {
 		return bulkDelete(true);
 	}
@@ -157,7 +163,7 @@ public class Item extends REST<CKANPackage> implements org.gcube.gcat.api.interf
 	@Path("/{" + ITEM_ID_PARAMETER + "}")
 	@Consumes(GCatConstants.APPLICATION_JSON_CHARSET_UTF_8)
 	@Produces(GCatConstants.APPLICATION_JSON_CHARSET_UTF_8)
-	@AuthorizationControl(allowedRoles={Role.CATALOGUE_EDITOR, Role.CATALOGUE_ADMIN, Role.CATALOGUE_MANAGER, Moderated.CATALOGUE_MODERATOR }, exception=NotAuthorizedException.class)
+	@AuthorizationControl(allowedRoles={Role.CATALOGUE_EDITOR, Role.CATALOGUE_ADMIN, Role.CATALOGUE_MANAGER, Moderated.CATALOGUE_MODERATOR}, exception=NotAuthorizedException.class)
 	public Response moderate(@PathParam(ITEM_ID_PARAMETER) String id, String json) {
 		setCalledMethod("POST /" + COLLECTION_PARAMETER + "/{" + ID_PARAMETER + "}");
 		CKANPackage ckanPackage = getInstance();