Webinar on EU-housing policy

House4All - EU and housing for everyone?

13october

Housing issues continues to attract attention. Join us for a discussion about the housing situation in Europe and on the implications of the Commission’s work on affordable housing and what it means for us in the Nordic countries.

You should join the webinar if you:

Work with spatial planning or housing planning issues
Want to learn more about the EU’s role in housing policy

About the webinar

House4All is a research project funded by ESPON. The main objective is to deliver “high-quality research that will give recommendations to policymakers at different levels on how to make sure people can have access to affordable and quality housing taking into account European policy goals related to territorial cohesion and the EU Green Deal”.

Date: October 13 2026

Time: 13:00-14:30 (CEST)

Location: Online

Language: Swedish (may be partly English)

Agenda

Selim Banabak (TU Wien) and Johanna Lilius (Aalto University) will present the House4All main report and thereby share “insights and comparative evidence on the regional geography of housing unaffordability in Europe”.
Anna Granath Hansson of Nordregio will provide a Nordic perspective on these developments and on the potential implications of the European Commission’s work for housing provision.
Following the presentations, there will be an opportunity for discussion on the EU and housing policy.

Most of the webinar will be conducted in Swedish, but some parts may be held in English.

In collaboration with: ESPON, The Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth (Tillväxtverket), the Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning (Boverket) and Nordic Sustainable Construction.