Shrinking cities: what opportunities for affordable housing and to address homelessness?
On 25th February 2021, the Housing Solutions Platform hosted a debate on the opportunities of depopulation and shrinking cities for solutions to homelessness. The debate was hosted by MEP Niklas Nienass, co-chair of the intergroup on Rural, Mountainous and Remote Areas in the European Parliament. In his introduction, Mr Nienass called for affordable living for everyone and more funding by both the EU and member states for that goal. Nienass also underlined, that rural areas a