Europe is facing a severe housing crisis, with skyrocketing rents, unaffordable home prices, and hundreds of thousands of people—especially minors—left homeless.
In response, the European Commission has unveiled its first-ever Affordable Housing Plan, aiming to unlock billions in funding and address the root causes of the crisis. The plan will focus on increasing public investment, regulating tourist rentals like Airbnb in high-pressure areas, and promoting energy efficiency in housing. However, the plan stops short of imposing direct price controls, despite calls from some member states such as Spain.
The crisis is widely seen as a political issue that can be solved with coordinated EU action and investment.
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