Two German entrepreneurs have been converting old factories and disused office spaces into affordable apartments in Berlin for years. As rents spiral in the German capital, Euronews met them to ask if such projects could be a feasible solution for the …
The housing crisis has its roots in a chronic shortage of affordable and social housing, a situation worsened by wealthy foreigners moving to Portugal on the promise of tax breaks.
To solve its housing crisis, Britain needs to start planning again โ and rekindle the urban idealism of the postwar decadesย
As the French president visits Canada, both he and Trudeau are grappling with declining popularity and the rise of right-wing movements that challenge their political legacies.
Thierry Breton is out of the way, ridding the European Commission chief of her fiercest internal critic.
Cascais City Council say they will provide affordable housing for teachers who teach in the municipality but have to travel from far.
From petty crime to a housing crisis, our city is suffering. Backlash is justified, but sustainable tourism is part of our futureMy city has been stolen from me and Iโm not getting it back. In Barcelona, we are overwhelmed by mass tourism and there is …
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has promised MEPs an EU commissioner with a mandate on housing, an area of limited competence for the bloc – how might these new powers be unveiled in practice?
The scarcity of affordable homes to buy or rent has raised enthusiasm for politicians campaigning against immigration โ though other causes for the crunch abound.
Spain’s government announced a crackdown on Wednesday (3 July) on short-term and seasonal holiday lettings amid rising anger from locals who feel priced out of the housing market.
Rutte cited a number of missteps that tarnished his premiership.
The postwar โnew townโ movement is being resurrected by Labour to skirt the UKโs planning straitjacket โ but more could be done
Britain in 2024 is facing huge, systemic problems. Few have been addressed in the campaigning thus far.
The Dutch firebrand promised to cut waiting lists by freezing out foreigners.
Europeโs cities reckon with the affordable housing crisis,
Europeโs destiny must be to remain a beacon of peace, a thriving democracy where the rule of law is observed.
Incumbent leaders have largely failed to tackle key socioeconomic issues like the rising cost of housing.
Rishi Sunak’s policy platform is unlikely to keep many Tories happy.
If the polls are correct, this weekโs European Parliament election will reorder the Continentโs political landscape.
When EU voters head to the polls later this week, one thing is certain: Almost none of them will be thinking of Europe when they cast their ballot.ย A plethora of studies โ and sky-high abstention rates โ show that most of the blocโs citizens neither understand nor care about the European Parliament vote. Because [โฆ]
National service for teenagers and generous pension promises comprise the party’s core voter strategy.
Ahead of the European election, striking data shows where Gen Z and millennials’ allegiances lie.
The Canadian prime ministerโs grim poll numbers stoke speculation about his future.
Developers of a brownfield site in west London hope the project will help the capitalโs housing crisis
Local leaders want EU to fund affordable housing, sustainable mobility and adaptation to climate change.
Though final result is difficult to predict, Irish MEPs Clare Daly and Mick Wallace face an uphill battle for re-election in latest poll.
From Ireland to Croatia, young people say well-paid jobs not enough in a system stacked against their generationData shows rise in employed young people living with parents across EUWhen he was growing up, Connor, a young man in Ireland, watched as, on…
Proportion in Ireland rose from 27% in 2017 to 40% in 2022, as pandemic and cost of living crisis hit EU countriesโIโm screwedโ: young adults forced to live with parentsThe proportion of employed young people living with their parents in the EU have ri…
The taboo of voting for populist, anti-immigration parties is fading.
Group of university students awarded plot after city hall passes plan for 15 to 20 cooperative projectsโEverythingโs just โฆ on holdโ: the Netherlandsโ next-level housing crisisDe Torteltuin, or โDove Gardenโ, was born from an existential, if depressing…
In EU election, Dublin addresses a Continent-wide problem.
Martin Leahy has performed Everyone Should Have a Home outside parliament every week for two years. After 100 performances, he is pessimistic about changeWhen Martin Leahy received an eviction notice in 2022 he found himself tumbling into Irelandโs hou…
Walking Londonโs Capital Ring tells you all you need to know about the housing crisis
Inside Europeโs housing crisis. Plus: Spirited Away on stageGet the Guardian Weekly delivered to your home addressElections for the European parliament are less than a month away and far-right parties are predicted to make significant gains in many of …
Unaffordable rents and property prices risk becoming a key political battleground across the continentHigher costs and cramped conditions: the impact of Europeโs housing crisisโEverythingโs just โฆ on holdโ: the Netherlandsโ next-level housing crisisSpi…
Amsterdammers find themselves at the nadir of a Europe-wide housing shortage. But some bold initiatives offer hopeFix Europeโs housing crisis or risk fuelling the far-right, UN expert warnsHigher costs and cramped conditions: the impact of Europeโs hou…
Affording a home has become a political issue as rents and prices soar and supply plummetsFix Europeโs housing crisis or risk fuelling the far-right, UN expert warnsโEverythingโs just โฆ on holdโ: the Netherlandsโ next-level housing crisisDecades in the…
Younger voters’ interest in extremist groups tends to be short-lived and driven by frustration with the present, not nostalgia for the past.
Spain will scrap its so-called “golden visa” programme granting residency rights to foreigners who make large investments in real estate in the country, Prime Minister Pedro Sรกnchez told reporters on Monday (8 April).
Having vowed to not work with the far right, his minority government will need Socialist Party support to pass legislation.
LA Mayor Karen Bass emerged from her trip to Paris with a sense of urgency after witnessing the struggles of the French capital in hosting the Games.
Rather than leading with data and promoting health, safety and economic โco-benefitsโ as bonus add-ons, climate advocates need to flip the script.
A May general election now seems unlikely as Conservatives pin their hopes on an autumn tax surprise.
The president of the European Economic and Social Committee has urged the EU’s lending arm to create a special fund to address Europeโs growing housing crisis, as a more effective vehicle of long-term capital for social housing and the real estate sect…
Addressing Europeโs shortage of affordable housing is crucial to tackling the continentโs cost of living crisis and establishing a viable social market economy, panellists convened by the EPP told a group conference.
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New survey data from five European countries carries worrying signal for centrist parties ahead of European Parliament vote.
In this episode we look at a crisis that is affecting many Europeans in most EU countries: skyrocketing rents and house prices, a shortage of flats, long waiting lists for social or affordable housing โ commonplace problems from Greece to Luxembourg to Portugal.ย Host Sarah Wheaton talks to POLITICOโs Aitor Hernรกndez-Morales and Sorcha Edwards, secretary [โฆ]
Two months after riots rocked Dublin, people queueing for food in the Irish capital are thankful for the help but concerned over immigrationWhen Dublin erupted in a riot last November masked youths looted shops, set fires and shouted slogans against im…
No province in Italy seems to be richer and luckier than South Tyrol, but clouds seem to be gathering over this dreamland. Tourism is fueling a housing crisis and creating new social divides โ while far-right alliances loom.
The prime ministerโs bleak reality: Canadians donโt like him anymore.
In Portugal, the home ownership rate among young people has plummeted by 50% over two generations, leaving Portugal’s youngest with little choice but to struggle to find financial independence or leave the country.
Decades of skewed policy have led to one of Europeโs worst shortages of affordable homes. Now it is being weaponised against refugeesIreland is in a dark place. Riots in Dublin last month exposed to the world the presence of a small, nascent but embold…
In a sign of instability in Beijing’s top ranks, foreign policy and defense officials are vanishing as Xi roots outs perceived enemies.
Speaking at a POLITICO event, Lee Rowley strikes bullish tone even as election looms.
Many young people are not xenophobic but their lives are precarious, say experts, amid crises in housing and healthcareLunching on a tuna sandwich in the central market of Volendam, a picturesque fishing port north of Amsterdam, Gerald, 24, was lucid a…
As voters head to the polls in the Netherlands on Wednesday, housing, in particular a lack of affordable homes, has become the key issue for a majority of voters.
It’s not just David Cameron. POLITICO runs through the key appointments so far as the UK prime minister shakes up his Cabinet.
The Socialists & Democrats are gathering in Mรกlaga to prepare their manifesto for the 2024 European elections. With house prices doubling in countries like Latvia, Luxembourg, Czechia, and Austria, the S&D is calling for affordable housing for young Eu…
Longtime Socialist leader steps down after police put him under investigation.
Dublin seeks to limit newcomersโ stay in government accommodation but still wants to show solidarity with Kyiv
In this edition of our talk show Brussels, my love?, we dive into the complex housing crisis touching most EU countries today and hear about a new media law to protect journalists against interference.
Luxembourg elects a new parliament on Sunday. Whether PM Xavier Bettel remains in office โ or be replaced by the country’s first female prime minister โ is unclear. The central issue in the EU’s second-smallest state is the housing crisis.
Quarter of UK private renters spending over 40% of income on housing amid warning people are โtrapped in povertyโEngland is now โthe most difficult place to find a home in the developed worldโ, housebuilders have claimed in a snapshot of the housing cr…
Soaring costs across the EUย are pricing out renters, deterring prospective buyers and preventing new homes from being built.ย As Europeโs housing crisis grows, so do homelessness rates across the bloc.ย What are the solutions to Europeโs housing crisis?…
The company is calling it a โde factoโ ban โ and it could reshape the housing market in residentsโ favourNew York Cityโs crackdown on Airbnb, which was enforced earlier this month, has been described as a โde facto banโ by the company. The tough restri…
As France heads into 2024 budget negotiations, industry and political leaders warn that the housing crisis is much worse than anticipated, pointing to French President Emmanuel Macronโs failure to deliver on his promise to ramp up construction of new b…
