“Housing is an emergency, the EU plan for affordable housing is ready,” said European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms Raffaele Fitto during a session of the Special Committee on the Housing Crisis held at the European Parliament in Brussels. Fitto emphasized that 75% of Europeans now live in urban areas. This phenomenon has led to a chronic shortage of quality housing: “Prices are constantly rising, and young people can no longer afford to live in the cities where they work.”
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