This article was first published on the Urban Innovative Actions Website . URBACT and UIA organised a web conference (24 April) on Community-Led practices, exploring the practical ways cities...
This blog post includes inputs from members of the Partnership on Affordable Housing: Michaela Kauer, coordinator of the Partnership and Director of the Brussels Liaison Office of the City of Vienna...
Description These two initiatives allow for the mobilization of vacant private housing units towards affordable rental housing. Borsa de Lloguer is a mediation program by which the City offers...
About us Office, the Riga City Architect's Office [1] is a municipal agency within the city of Riga. It is led by Riga city Architect Gvido Princis. Office oversees quality of architecture in Riga:...
Barbara Steenbergen, Member of the Executive Committee and Head of EU liaison office of the International Union of Tenants, and member of the Partnership on Housing answered La Vanguardia about...
I have created an interactive graph for a recent working committee meeting at Housing Europe and thought it would be of broader interest to this group. It shows how populations of different age...
Australia Is holding its national housing conference in Sydney, Australia between the 28th November and one December 2017. nhc.edu.au Everyone with an interest in the delivery of affordable housing...
Making housing finance work for society Finance and housing are both crucial for the functioning and wealth of our societies. However, they can form an explosive mix for our economies. The financial...
November is an exciting month for social housing providers in the Netherlands. Every year, with a mix of hope and anxiety, they await the results of the Aedes-Benchmark. This year will be the fourth...
For all German speaking urban minds: The Austrian "Wiener Zeitung" published my article on the EU Urban Agenda today - just in time for our coordinators´ meeting this week ;-)! http://www...
'Social mixity and social cohesion are also acceptable public policy objectives for which State aid may be granted under the 2012 SGEI Decision.' This is what European Commissioner for Competition...
Recent case law on purely local housing project in Portugal On May 10 the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) held an hearing to brainstorm on the challenges and opportunities arising from...
The European Commission estimates that about 4 million people experience homelessness every year in the EU. Unlike relative poverty which seems to go down in the EU as a whole, homelessness is...