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Euronews Witness
Inside Lisbon's housing crisis
Prohibitive property prices, spiralling rents, speculation and evictions. Lisbon once again finds itself in the midst of a housing crisis. Euronews' Julian Gomez investigates what it means for residents and asks what the authorities are doing to combat it.
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Germany
Could housing shortages in Berlin and nationwide sway German voter choice?
Just weeks ahead of German federal elections, protesters took to the streets of Berlin to demand a nationwide rent freeze and the construction of new social and affordable housing. Berlin has been particularly hard hit by the lack of housing as its population has risen significantly in 10 years.
Real Economy
InvestEU: The European plan mobilising billions to boost slumping investment
In partnership with The European Commission
The pandemic has caused European investment to slump. But the EU has a plan to mobilise billions in capital and guarantee investments. It’s called InvestEU and it’s also looking to boost investor confidence whilst giving a helping hand to digitalisation and the green transition on the way.
Smart Regions
Europe's biggest concrete 3D printer creates the home of tomorrow
In partnership with the European Commission
The first one-piece, two-storey building made entirely using a concrete 3D printer stands as excellent example of how the European construction sector could be revolutionised. It's quick to build, uses less material and is more eco-friendly.
My Europe Series
Residents of Bucharest’s crumbling buildings live in fear of earthquake threat
Bucharest is the EU capital that is most at risk from earthquakes, many seismologists believe. And with hundreds of vulnerable old buildings suffering from decades of neglect, many residents of the Romanian capital are living in fear for their lives.