The EIB is organising a series of three preparatory meetings and a major conference in the second half of 2024 to discuss challenges faced by the sector and explore best and most effective ways to stimulate support and financing for the construction and renovation of affordable housing in the EU.
This first meeting focused on exploring key administrative, economic and financial barriers and levers to unlock investments, showing successful examples of how these have been overcome.
Results from this event will build the basis for technical workshops in early autumn, concluded by a housing conference at the end of this year.
Welcome speech by EIB President Nadia Calviño
Closing remarks by EIB Vice-President Ioannis Tsakiris
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The things we take for granted: A home for Anselm
For a long time, Anselm struggled to find a place to live in Dublin, until he became eligible for social housing. In July 2023, he finally moved into an affordable home run by Focus Ireland. It changed his life.
The new apartment block was financed by the Irish Housing Finance Agency with the support of the EIB. Between 2016 and 2023, the EIB backed the agency with €650 million that resulted in 5,000 social and affordable housing units and 550 energy renovations.
