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Portugal

Thousands of Portuguese protest for the right to affordable housing

Many Portuguese, including the middle class, are being priced out of Portugal’s property market by rising rents, surging home prices and climbing mortgage rates.

Germany

Germany's government calls summit to combat housing crisis

With Germany gripped by a crippling housing shortage, the government is bringing together industry leaders and other experts for a special summit in Berlin.

Business

German housing prices at record low

Residential property prices in Germany have fallen by their steepest decline since data collection began in 2000, with larger cities seeing harsher drops.

Italy

Dozens evicted from their home in Milan which will become a mosque

The mosque, the first to be built legally in the Italian city, will replace the former public baths which for seven years have been occupied by a group of migrants who can't afford a home in Milan's rental market.

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Design

Could these luxury modular homes ease Europe's housing shortage?

When his employees' homes were destroyed in the war with Russia, one Ukrainian entrepreneur designed easy-to-build houses they could live in instead.

Design

Tiny house festival in Romania opens new doors to sustainability

Tiny houses are gaining popularity as a cost-effective and time-efficient alternative to rising housing costs, from TikTok trends to real festivals in Romania.

Stays

These European cities are cracking down on Airbnb-style rentals

Florence is the latest city to place restrictions on short-term holiday lets.

Design

Norman Foster's revolutionary emergency shelter

British architect Norman Foster has unveiled a series of rapid-assembly buildings that can be constructed on site and withstands the elements after natural disasters strike.

Climate

Why are Black children in America more likely to have asthma?

Black children are more likely to have asthma. A lot comes down to where they live.

World News

French authorities destroy shanty town on Indian Ocean

France deploys hundreds of police officers to oversee the destruction of a slum on the island of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean in an operation authorities say is aimed at curbing sub-standard housing and illegal migration.

Poland

Polish citizens struggle to buy or rent with rising cost of living

A two-person flat to rent in Warsaw costs around 3,300zł (or €735.31) today. Currently, the minimum wage is 3,490zł gross (€777.68).

Ireland

Dublin refugee camp burned by far-right anti-immigration activists

Racist nationalism is growing louder in Ireland, with extremists turning a housing shortage into a wedge issue

World News

Why young adults in Italy and Ireland have to live with their parents

In the second part of our three-part series, Euronews investigates how tourism is proving to be both a blessing and a curse for young people hoping to buy or rent property in Italy and Ireland.

World News

Why can't young people in Italy and Ireland afford to leave home?

In this three-part series, Euronews investigates the reasons why young people in Ireland and Italy are struggling to get on the property ladder or afford rent in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis.

France

More bodies found after fiery Marseille building collapse

A building exploded and collapsed early Sunday, leaving mounds of burning debris that hampered rescue operations.

United Kingdom

'Rabbit hutch living': Homeless children at risk in UK housing crisis

“The housing crisis is a political choice,” said one campaigner. “It is possible to make sure everyone has a safe and secure home, if the government want to."

Design

What are modular homes and can they help solve homelessness?

Modular homes have been floated as a low-cost, high-quality housing solution to help people experiencing homelessness transition to a permanent home.

Culture news

Brazilian favela 'shack' wins house-of-year award

"The design of the house represents a constructive model that uses common materials in the slums, with an adequate implementation and attention to lighting and ventilation, resulting in a space with great environmental quality," according to the ArchDaily prize selecting panel.

Living

Why is Italy opposing an EU plan for greener buildings?

Countries will older houses could bear the brunt of EU-mandated green building renovations.

Home

This mega lab can create weather to test energy efficiency in homes

The lab was created to help builders and scientists find the best way to improve energy efficiency in homes.