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EU's Housing Crisis: Urgent Action Needed to Protect Residents

1/24/2026

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The EU faces a housing crisis, with rising costs outpacing wages and increasing homelessness.
Dan Jorgensen, the EU's first housing commissioner, urges urgent action.
He seeks to change state aid rules to help member states house essential workers.
He also proposes limits on short-term rentals to protect residents.
On energy, he says the EU will end Russian LNG imports by 2027 through legislation despite opposition from Hungary and Slovakia.

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The EU faces a housing crisis, with rising costs outpacing wages and increasing homelessness.
Dan Jorgensen, the EU's first housing commissioner, urges urgent action.
He seeks to change state aid rules to help member states house essential workers.
He also proposes limits on short-term rentals to protect residents.
On energy, he says the EU will end Russian LNG imports by 2027 through legislation despite opposition from Hungary and Slovakia.