Media alert: WANTED – New EU housing strategy
What
In the framework of the European Week of Regions and Cities, the European Committee of the Regions' PES Group is organising a participatory lab on housing to discuss four key areas in which cities and regions all over Europe are facing challenges:
- social housing
- sustainable housing
- emergency housing
- youth & housing
Young, progressive local and regional elected politicians will produce a joint declaration calling for a new European housing strategy, which will be available on the PES Group's website following the event.
Top speakers
- Nicolas Schmit, European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights
- Vasco Alves Cordeiro, President of the European Committee of the Regions
- Christophe Rouillon, President of the PES Group, and Mayor of Coulaines, France
- Kata Tüttő, Deputy Mayor of Budapest, and PES Group Vice-President
- Nawal Ben Hamou, Secretary of State for Housing and Equal Opportunities in the Brussels-Capital Region
The PES Group
The Party of European Socialists (PES) Group in the European Committee of the Regions brings together around 100 progressive local and regional elected politicians from across the EU. Making the right to housing a reality for all is one of its key political priorities.
Media interest
Journalists working on housing, social affairs, energy efficiency, gender issues and youth policy.
When
Tuesday 11 October from 9.30 a.m. to 11.00 a.m.
Where
European Committee of the Regions, rue Belliard 99/101, 1040 Bruxelles, room JDE 62
More info is available on the events website.