The Jean Monnet Seminar on Regulating Short-Term Rentals: The Interplay Between Housing Challenges and Market Freedoms

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the Jean Monnet Seminar on

Regulating Short-Term Rentals:

The Interplay Between Housing Challenges and Market Freedoms

Monday, 29 September 2025 at 10.00 CET

Online seminar via MS Teams.

Participation in the seminar is free of charge, but registration is required.
Please register here (opening in a new window) .

This event is organised in light of the forthcoming adoption of the new Slovenian Hospitality Act, expected on 22 September 2025. The Act addresses the regulation of short-term rentals and reflects broader European debates on how to balance housing challenges and market freedoms. Against this background, distinguished speakers from academia, EU institutions, and local government will provide legal, policy, and practical perspectives.

Programme:

• Dr Janja Hojnik, Faculty of Law, University of Maribor (host)
  Framing the Balance Between Housing Needs and Market Freedoms
• Dubravka Kalin, Director General for Tourism, Ministry of the EconomyTourism and Sport
  Slovenia’s New Hospitality Act Between Housing and Tourism Objectives
• Tim Horvat, Lawyer at the Court of Justice of the EU
  Freedom to Conduct a Business before the CJEU: Implications for the Housing Crisis
• Živa Šuta, Faculty of Law, University of Maribor
  Housing: An Emerging Field of EU Law and Policy
• Paolo Lavaggi, European Commission, DG Internal Market
  The EU Short-Term Rental Regulation: Policy Perspectives from the European Commission
• Dr Petra Weingerl, Faculty of Law, University of Maribor
  Who is Renting and Why it Matters: Where Private Ends and Professional Begins
• Dr Bert Keirsbilck, Faculty of Law, Catholic University of Leuven
  The CJEU Judgment in Cali Apartments: Authorization Schemes and the Proportionality Test under the Services Directive
• Dr Gojko Bežovan, Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb
  Regulation of Short-Term Rentals in Croatia: Balancing Tourism Growth and Housing Affordability
• Dr Ana Vlahek, Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana
  The Rights of Condominium Co-Owners Regarding Short-Term Rentals: The Slovenian Legislative Framework
• Dr Dion Kramer, Faculty of Law, Vrije University Amsterdam
  Regulating Airbnb in Amsterdam: EU Law Dimensions and Local Lessons
• Mag Mag Peter Wieser, City of Vienna
  The City of Vienna’s Approach to Housing Policy and the Regulation of Short-Term Rentals
• Discussion

After registration, you will automatically receive a confirmation e-mail with the Microsoft Teams link and access details for the seminar.