This policy panel is co-organised with the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) in the context of the Interdisciplinary conference on European Advanced Studies (IDEAS), held at the Institut d’études europénnes (IEE-ULB) in May 2024.
The policy panel gathers experts from European and local level as well as from the civil society to exchange on the pressing topic of affordable housing in Europe. The focus of the discussion is on housing inequalities and the role of EU policymaking to help member states deliver more affordable housing, support social housing and energy efficiency of buildings.
About the Speakers:
• Sorcha Edwards is Secretary General of Housing Europe, the European Federation of Public, Cooperative and Social Housing since 2014.
• Michaela Kauer is Director at the Brussels Office of the City of Vienna and expert on EU urban policy, affordable housing and public services with a strong gender equality focus.
• Ana Carla Pereira serves as an expert in the Cabinet of the Commissioner Nicolas Schmit for Jobs and Social Rights. Her work primarily addresses initiatives related to the European Pillar of Social Rights with a particular emphasis on housing policies and homelessness.
The discussion is chaired by Lászlo Andor, Secretary General of FEPS, Lecturer at IEE-ULB and former EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and inclusion.
The policy panel gathers experts from European and local level as well as from the civil society to exchange on the pressing topic of affordable housing in Europe. The focus of the discussion is on housing inequalities and the role of EU policymaking to help member states deliver more affordable housing, support social housing and energy efficiency of buildings.
About the Speakers:
• Sorcha Edwards is Secretary General of Housing Europe, the European Federation of Public, Cooperative and Social Housing since 2014.
• Michaela Kauer is Director at the Brussels Office of the City of Vienna and expert on EU urban policy, affordable housing and public services with a strong gender equality focus.
• Ana Carla Pereira serves as an expert in the Cabinet of the Commissioner Nicolas Schmit for Jobs and Social Rights. Her work primarily addresses initiatives related to the European Pillar of Social Rights with a particular emphasis on housing policies and homelessness.
The discussion is chaired by Lászlo Andor, Secretary General of FEPS, Lecturer at IEE-ULB and former EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and inclusion.
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