Prof. Dr. Sergio Nasarre Aznar appeared before the Barcelona City Council at the “Non-permanent Study Commission on the Housing Problem in Barcelona”. The event took place on Monday, 24 March 2025.
His speech can be seen at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivOLt8mbysM
Prof. Dr. Sergio Nasarre and Ms. Marina Pueyo participated in the Bilbao Expert Group Meeting on Housing and the City, organized by the Basque Government and UN-Habitat, addressing the housing crisis and the urban perspective. The event took place on 18 and 19 March 2025.
Prof. Dr. Sergio Nasarre Aznar appeared before the European Parliament in the debate on “The right to property under the rule of law: political barriers and challenges”. The event took place on 18 March 2025.
His speech can be viewed at: https://tinyurl.com/PMIEU
Dr. Héctor Simón participated in the Conference “Protected Housing: the harsh reality”, which took place at the Tarragona Urban Property Chamber on Tuesday, March 13, 2025.
More information at: https://www.cambrapropietat.org/noticia/cambractualitat-2025-segona-jornada-habitatge-protegit-la-crua-realitat
Prof. Dr. Sergio Nasarre Aznar has participated in the debate “Is the HOUSING PROBLEM due to lack of supply or speculation?” from Eduardo Garzón Espinosa’s YouTube Channel on February 6, 2025.
The program is available at: https://www.youtube.com/live/to9bgKNxSHM
Prof. Dr. Sergio Nasarre Aznar derlivered the lecture “Derecho a la vivienda y distributismo” at the “Jornadas sobre distributismo” organized by the Club Chesterton of Granada. The event, which took place in Granada on Friday, 31 January 2025, served to officially present the Chesterton Society of Spain.
More information about this society at: https://www.sociedadchesterton.es/
The citizen platform “Mercaderies per l’Interior” and the association “Tarragona Avança”, represented by Prof. Dr. Sergio Nasarre Aznar, defend before the European Parliament that freight trains of the Mediterranean Corridor should not pass through the city centre, as they can cause damage to people’s lives and health, to historical heritage and to the environment, in violation of various European and national precepts and human rights.
The petition is accepted by all groups in Parliament, except for the socialist group.
Adhesions to the petition can be made at the following link: https://tinyurl.com/PMIEU
Prof. Dr. Sergio Nasarre Aznar delivered a lecture on tourists apartments at the Complutense University of Madrid on Monday, 20 January 2025.
On 20th January Prof. Dr. Sergio Nasarre delivers a lecture on the ‘Shared ownership and temporary property’ in the Bar Association of Barcelona.
Dr. Sergio Nasarre receives the distinction of Distinguished Professor of the URV in recognition of his services to the University
The Professor of Civil Law and founder of the UNESO Chair of Housing, Dr. Nasarre, has obtained this recognition for his remarkable academic, teaching and research career at the URV.
On November 8, the Universitat Rovira i Virgili recognized the teaching and research staff and the technical, management and administrative and service staff who, with their dedication and contribution, have contributed to the progress of the institution. Among the awardees, Dr. Nasarre has been recognized with the distinction of Distinguished Professor, an honor that aims to demonstrate excellence, dedication and leadership in the fields of teaching, research and academic service.
The creation and direction for 8 years of the UNESCO Housing Chair; an ICREA Acadèmia awarded by the Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA); participation in more than 50 competitive research projects, leading 17 of them; the collection of more than €150,000 in financial resources; as well as the research excellence embodied in the publication of 5 books and 115 scientific papers; or his contribution to the projection of the URV with almost 800 media impacts in 8 years; these are just some of the elements that have led Professor Sergio Nasarre to obtain this recognition.
Dr. Héctor Simon, current director of the UNESCO Housing Chair, assures that this recognition will have a very significant impact both for Dr. Nasarre himself and for the Chair. “This award for the founder of the Chair is a well-deserved individual recognition of his career. Thanks to his dedication and leadership, the Chair is a center of excellence in our field recognized by UNESCO. It is an honor for us that he continues to be involved in the structure and ordinary activities of the Chair”.
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