Tomás Ó Flatharta

This is an extremely useful article, very relevant to the housing crisis in Ireland.

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A solution staring us in the face for Europe’s housing crisis

I am back! And here to tell you that I did an op-ed in EUObserver on solutions to the housing crisis and why we should be focusing on non-profit rentals instead of talking about ”affordable housing”. euobserver.com/eu-political…

[image or embed]— Li Andersson (@liandersson.bsky.social) December 6, 2024 at 11:46 AM

In this legislative mandate, there are many expectations for housing. The EU Commission has appointed its first-ever commissioner for energy and housing, and Ursula von der Leyen addressed the issue in her political guidelines, outlining that the commission will need to “urgently address the housing crisis facing millions of families and young people.”

Danish commissioner Dan Jørgensen will be responsible for the first-ever European Affordable Housing Plan.

In addition to this, the commission will revise the state aid rules to enable housing support measures and plans to double cohesion fund investments in affordable housing.

Over the past 10 years, average rents within the bloc have risen by 19 percent, while house prices have surged by 47 percent.