On Thursday 30 January, at the end of the inaugural meeting of the Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union (HOUS), which she will be chairing, Italian Socialist Irene Tinagli reported “truly worrying” data on the difficulties Europeans are experiencing in finding affordable housing.
Housing is “not just a market”, it is an issue that has an impact on people’s quality of life and the cohesion of society, said Ms Tinagli, referring to the difficult situation...