EU's HOUS Committee Takes Bold Steps to Address Housing Crisis by 2026
The European Parliament’s HOUS Committee (Housing Crisis in the EU) has a mandate to develop solutions for housing issues in the EU (affordable, sustainable, and decent) aimed at resolving these issues by 2026. The Committee has participated in a number of important activities this year, including voting on a draft report that contained 1456 proposed amendments and 49 compromise texts that outlined the recommended policy direction. The final report was created and passed in Strasbourg with near collective support among committee members.
In addition to these activities, the committee has met with experts from the OECD and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre and Eurostat for meetings held in January 2026. These meetings have been very valuable in providing the members of the committee with an improved understanding of housing data and housing policy. A presentation was given by Commissioner Dan Jorgensen to the Members of the Committee on the European Commission’s Affordable Housing Plan that was adopted by the European Commission in December 2025. This presentation allowed the MEPs to consider some of the strategic ways and barriers to actually funding and implementing the Affordable Housing Plan.
As part of the ongoing review of the causes of the housing crisis, the Committee held a session on its recently completed report. Mapping the Housing Needs in the EU, which presents the varying levels of access to and the availability of housing across the EU members. All of these events show how the committee continues its efforts to identify the reasons for the housing crisis, present targeted solutions, and influence EU policy through future meetings and reports.
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