At its plenary session on 17 September, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) adopted an opinion for a “European Affordable Housing Plan”, due in 2026.
The opinion, supported by Ireland’s John Comer and Austria’s Thomas Kattnig: - calls on the Commission to develop an action plan to enforce the fundamental right to housing, “emphasising that this right must be formally enshrined in EU primary law; - urges to reform state aid rules to allow broader access to social...