EU Commission proposes new housing rules for local authorities in stressed markets
The EU Commission has proposed an Affordable Housing Act giving national, regional and local authorities a common legal framework to…
EU Council highlights demographic dimension of Europe’s housing crisis
The EU Council is calling on policymakers to take into account the interplay between housing needs and demographic trends, such as population ageing,…
EU Commission and Parliament join forces to solve housing affordability crisis
The EU Commission and Parliament are co-hosting a high-level event on the EU housing crisis. Millions of people across Europe…
Housing crisis in the EU: High-level event by EU Commission and EU Parliament
Next Tuesday, Parliament’s Housing Committee and the Commission will bring together policymakers, civil society, financial...
Costa to EESC: EU must accelerate competitiveness, sovereignty and trade agenda
At the European Economic and Social Committee, European Council President António Costa urged accelerated EU action on competitiveness, sovereignty and…
MEPs adopt proposals to tackle Europe’s housing crisis
In its final report, adopted with 23 votes in favour, 6 votes against, and 4 abstentions, the EU Parliament’s Special…
S&Ds unveil position paper on affordable and decent housing
On Wednesday, the Socialists and Democrats (S&D) presented their position paper on tackling Europe’s housing crisis, anchored in a simple…
EU Commissioner Šuica links housing crisis to Europe’s demographic challenges
At a European Parliament hearing, Commissioner Dubravka Šuica stressed that Europe’s housing crisis is deeply intertwined with demographic change, from…
The Left: Europe bears responsibility for the housing crisis — now it must act
As rents continue to rise, new parliamentary Housing Committee and Affordable Housing Action Plan will test the limits of EU…