EU Strategy for Housing Construction

Practical information

• Composition of the Study Group
• Francesco NAPOLITANO (administrator), Baiba SPUNDE (assistant)
• TEN Section meeting: 24 June 2026
• EESC Plenary session: 15-16 July 2026
• Contact

Background

On 16 December 2025, the European Commission published as part of the European Affordable Housing Plan, a communication on the European Strategy for Housing Construction, which aims to create framework conditions for increasing the supply of repurposed, renovated, and new housing.

This strategy is part of the Commission's broader effort to address the housing affordability crisis across Europe.

The communication outlines the current situation, the main gaps faced by the construction supply sector, and proposes measures to facilitate and increase the productivity and competitiveness of the construction sector.

The strategy aims at:

• Strengthening the competitiveness of the construction ecosystem
• Simplifying and digitalising the ecosystem
• Accelerating innovation and modernising the construction market
• Ensuring stable access to construction materials
• Ensuring access to services and improving skills (including addressing skills shortages)

It emphasizes the importance of the construction industry in addressing the housing scarcity and aims to boost housing supply through renovation, repurposing, and new building projects.

The EESC has undertaken to deliver an Opinion at the request of the European Commission to provide guidance to all relevant actors on how the Communication should be implemented taking into account civil society concerns.