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Addressing the housing crisis in Europe with the Mayor of Athens Haris Doukas

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15/05/2025

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“We are discussing rearming, but Europe is a peace project and housing should be the first pillar”. In this episode of FEPS Talks, the Mayor of Athens Haris Doukas speaks with FEPS Policy Analyst François Balate on the housing crisis Europe is facing. Athens is one of the 15 European cities behind the #MayorsForHousing Alliance, which is in Brussels this week to demand swift action from the EU on housing.

On the ground, in cities like Athens, Barcelona and Rome, progressive mayors are already putting in place measures to make housing more accessible to their citizens. However, they cannot do it alone – they are calling for immediate, concrete actions and resources at the European level. 

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Read this Euronews article featuring an interview with David Rinaldi, FEPS Director of Studies and Policy, in which he stresses that it’s now time for the EU to devise a housing initiative for the middle class too.