Affordable housing: addressing the housing crisis in the European Union

The data is not encouraging. Those looking for a house are faced with prohibitive prices, both for the purchase and for the rental. But Portugal is not an isolated case. Europe is faced with the same problem The content Housing. A crisis long announced but with no solution in sight appears first in Jornal i.

Housing: EBC at major joint European Commission-European Parliament conference on Affordable Housing - EBC Construction

On 24 March 2025, EBC took part in the Joint European Parliament–European Commission Conference on Affordable Housing, which launched a public debate on tackling Europe’s housing crisis. The event featured European Commissioner for Energy and Housing, Dan Jørgensen, and MEP Irene Tinagli, Chair of the EP special Committee on housing, highlighting the both institutions ‘’s commitment to tackling the housing crisis. Their engagement reinforced the…

The region faces a major poverty challenge. With nearly 50,000 households waiting, access to public housing for vulnerable populations is becoming a central issue.

Not only in the Netherlands, but throughout Europe there is a major housing shortage. In order to arrive at concrete plans for sufficient and affordable housing, the European Parliament and the European Commission launched the ‘affordable housing’ dialogue on Monday. The Parliament will use ideas from all stakeholders, ranging from home seekers, housing corporations and member states, to come up with recommendations for the Commission later this…

“Today, we are taking another firm step. I am pleased to launch the dialogue on affordable housing here in the European Parliament, which kicks off 2025 as a year of commitment. Tomorrow [Tuesday] we will hear from the industry at the high-level construction forum and, for the rest of the year, we will organize meetings on topics such as short-term leases, investment regulation and authorization, homelessness, and housing for people with disabil…

Valérie Létard goes to the Belgian capital on Tuesday to meet the new European Commissioner in charge of the sector and to share the problems encountered by the French