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Housing and social Rights
Over 150 years ago, Friedrich Engels wrote The Housing Question; today, the issue is described within the left as “the social question of the 21st century”. Investors are vying for a unique commodity, whilst tenants are fighting for affordable housing. Wherever in Europe a housing shortage meets vacant properties, there are discussions about the expropriation of housing corporations or a ban on holiday apartments.
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As rents soar across Europe, the European Parliament reinforces market logic instead of confronting the structural roots of the housing crisis Despite lacking direct legislative competence in housing, European policy has for decades exerted a profound, often detrimental, influence... Read More "The European Parliament’s Housing Report: A Market Answer to a Social Crisis"
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A fragmented local vote is reshaping France’s political landscape ahead of the 2027 presidential election, as traditional parties defend their municipal strongholds while the far right and radical left seek national momentum As the last vote before the presidential race, France’s municipal elections are... Read More "France’s Municipal Elections: A Warm-Up for 2027?"
According to its presentation of itself, the European Union (EU) is based on principles and values such as freedom, democracy, equality, and the rule of law, promoting peace and stability.1 Against this background, the huge inequalities, high poverty rates, and multiple cases of precarious living... Read More "The Impact of EU Policies on Housing and Urban Development"
About us The Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung (RLS) is an internationally operating, public funded, non-profit institution for political education. RLS is committed to work within the traditions of the global workers, women, anti-fascist and anti-war movements and advocates... Read More "Call for Proposals: Author for study on Impact of EU Policies on Housing and Urban development"
Voting on 12 February will determine whether the city continues to shift away from neoliberalism or tacks back to the rightOn 12 February, the September 2021 elections for the Berlin House of Representatives and district councils will be repeated due to irregularities in several constituencies, a... Read More "Berlin’s Repeat Elections and the Social Democrats’ Dilemma"
Lessons for collective action from the fight for the right to housing How should we welcome people at assemblies? How should an assembly-based, decentralized movement be organized? How can we carry out non-violent direct action? How should we negotiate with others? How can we change narratives and perceptions? How can we harness the power... Read More "LA PAH: A Handbook"
«We want to continue our efforts to keep Paris affordable for the poorest Parisians and the middle classes» Ian Brossat, aged 39, is a professor of modern literature who formerly taught in the Paris suburb of Sarcelles. In 2014 he was elected as deputy mayor of Paris, in charge of housing... Read More "Interview with Ian Brossat, Deputy Mayor of Paris in Charge of Housing"
Brochure of the European Action Coalition for the Right to Housing and to the City Everyday, members of the European Action Coalition for the Right to Housing and the City witness the manifestations of the housing crisis and feel the need to address its systemic causes. We know that we must recognize how finance capital has gained a... Read More "Housing financialization"