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Housing shortage

Desperate housing request hangs on a broken public phone.
Feature | Housing shortage

Plan for affordable housing: Time pressure for a big hit?

For the first time, the EU is tackling the issue of affordable housing with its own strategy. However, the timetable is tight – and has even been brought forward once again by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. It remains to be seen how much the plan can achieve.

By Alina Leimbach

Opinion | Building sector

Housing is the cornerstone of a climate-social society

Between cold bridges and rent explosion – an expert from the think tank Zukunft Klimasozial explains why housing has long since become a key issue of climate action and social justice.

By Astrid Schaffert