MEPs and guest speakers to discuss procedures for evictions and squatting

When: Tuesday, 18 March 2025, 14:30 – 16:30 CET Where: European Parliament, Brussels – Spinelli building, room 3G3 Follow the livestream here. The hearing will address concerns raised by petitioners from Spain over the suspension of procedures for evictions and squatting. It will also explore the potential for an EU-wide approach to safeguarding property rights and streamlining legal processes for property recovery. The session will begin with a comparison of eviction and squatting procedures across the EU, followed by a legal assessment of the right to property. The discussion will then move on to the state of social housing in Europe, including an overview of the European Commission’s affordable housing initiative. Moderated by Parliament’s Petitions Committee Chair Bogdan Rzońca (ECR, Poland), the hearing will feature contributions from: Stefan Moser, Head of Unit, Task Force on Housing, European Commission Thomas Katting, Rapporteur of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) own initiative opinion on Social housing in the EU Tomàs Gil Marquez, Professor of Constitutional Law at the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Political Sciences at the Autonomous University of Barcelona María Pastor, Lawyer specialised in civil, criminal and commercial law, Dean of the Illustrious Bar Association of Mataró (Barcelona), Spain Sergio Nasarre-Aznar, Professor of Civil Law at Rovira i Virgili University Gerardo Roger Fernández, Architect, Partner-Director of Pau...