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Ending homelessness is not insurmountable, if we work together
26.04.2021
Homelessness is rising in the EU but it is not insurmountable, if European leaders, national governments, local authorities and all stakeholders work together. This is why, with the support of Europe’s biggest cities, over 120 MEPs, Europe’s regions and the main social NGOs, we are calling for the setting of an EU goal to end homelessness at the Porto social summit.
It is becoming an often-quoted statistic, that
close to 700,000 people in the EU are sleeping rough or in homeless shelters
each night, and that the number of homeless people has more than doubled in the