European city mayors urge Ursula von der Leyen to tackle EU’s housing crisis

Leaders of 10 major cities call for action to address ‘one of the most pressing challenges’ facing society

The mayors of 10 major European cities – between them representing more than 13 million people – have written to Ursula von der Leyen calling on the EU to “rise to the occasion” to tackle one of the “most pressing challenges” facing the bloc: the housing crisis.

“Time is of the essence: citizens need solutions and they need them now,” the letter signed by the mayors of Barcelona, Rome, Amsterdam and Paris, among others, reads.

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