Tag: livelihood
Cranes, Capital and Coercion: The Dark Side of Belgrade’s Real Estate Boom
Belgrade’s housing market has lurched from one shock to another in recent years. Property prices began increasing during the Covid-19 pandemic, then soared in 2022 […]
One Fifth of EU Population Affected by Poverty and Social Exclusion
According to statistics revealed by Eurostat this week, 92.7 million people in the EU (20.9%) faced poverty or social exclusion in 2025, with stark inequalities between member countries and demographies.
Housing Crisis, One Year On
In June 2021, EU members met in Lisbon to pledge to combat homelessness. They formed a platform whose goal is to eliminate the social blight […]
Alternatives Are a Matter of Survival
In 2024, trust in institutions is plummeting. With a lack of options, people are turning to alternatives that once may have seemed radical but are […]
A European Coalition Urges to Take Action Against the Housing Crisis
There is only one path against incessant dispossession: regrouping and working together to maintain or to gain housing justice. Further, we need to expand our efforts to restructure housing property regimes.
The Cost of Popularity: Lisbon’s Housing Crisis
In 2023, Lisbon received 5.6 million foreign visits, a record-high number. Behind this glamorous facade, the city is facing one of its fiercest battles: a housing crisis.
Exarcheia Under Siege: The Battle Against Gentrification in Athens
The fight against the transformation of the neighborhood is a daily struggle made by people who only arm themselves with the strength of their political convictions to fight. By their daily presence in the neighborhood, and by their sheer determination, they manage to resist property developments, sometimes successfully, sometimes at a loss.
Housing Emergency
From the Netherlands to Portugal, spiraling rents and sky-high property prices have fueled anger and protests across the continent. Housing has become one of the greatest challenges for many Europeans.