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Mar Jiménez

Mar Jiménez | Barcelona City Council Barcelona, Spain

Biography

Mar Jiménez is Commissioner for European Affairs at Barcelona City Council, leading relations with EU institutions and initiatives including Mayors for Housing, the EU Mission for 100 Climate-Neutral Cities and the Pact of Free Cities. Previously, she was Chief of Staff to the Mayor of Barcelona and Senior Coordinator at Eurocities, contributing to NetZeroCities. With over 20 years of experience in government, European networks and media, she holds degrees in Economics and Communication, completed executive programmes at ESADE and INSEAD, and champions European values and urban leadership.

Sessions

11:10h

Thematic Roundtable | HOWS BARCELONA Housing - Housing Regulation

Global Emergency, Local Policies: Building Long-Term Public Responses to the Housing Crisis

Orna Rosenfeld Dr Orna Rosenfeld & Associates - Chair

Montserrat Pareja-Eastaway Càtedra Barcelona Estudis Habitatge, UB Co-directora Moderator

Mar Jiménez Barcelona City Council Commissioner for European Affairs Chair

#Affordability, #Housing Financialization, #Housing Policies, #Innovative Models of Collaboration, #Right to Adequate Housing, #Social Cohesion

2026-11-04 11:10 2026-11-04 11:55 Europe/Madrid Global Emergency, Local Policies: Building Long-Term Public Responses to the Housing Crisis

Housing affordability has become one of the defining political and economic challenges of our time, affecting cities across Europe and beyond. Addressing it requires moving beyond emergency responses towards more structural, coordinated, and rights-based housing policies. At the same time, moving from emergency responses to more structural action requires stronger public leadership, coordination, and a clearer understanding of housing as a social, urban, and political priority. Bringing together international, local, policy and civil society perspectives, the session will reflect on how cities can respond to housing pressure with more ambitious, long-term, and systemic strategies, examining how different governments are advancing policy innovation, institutional reform, and regulatory action.

Stage: HOWS BARCELONA

Wed 4

11:10h - 11:55h Stage: HOWS BARCELONA All Passes