A home

is not just

four walls

and a roof.

It is safety.

But for too many

Europeans today,

home has become

a source of anxiety.

Nurses, teachers

and firemen

cannot afford to live

where they serve.

Students drop out

because they cannot pay

the rent.

Young people, delay

starting families.

This is why

still, this year

we will present

the first ever

European

Affordable Housing Plan.

We need to revise

our state aid rules

to enable housing

support measures.

We need to make it

much easier

to build new houses

and student residences.

And we will also propose

a legal initiative

on short-term rentals

to tackle

the remaining issues.