EuropeFamineFeaturesGlobal IssuesHuman RightsPoliticsPovertySocietyWorld
Free movement adds to EU’s homelessness crisis
Brussels faces calls to step in and help countries tackle homelessness
To its champions, free movement of people is one of the EU’s biggest wins, but it is leaving some of its most destitute citizens out in the cold.
- Hanne Cokelaere
- Politico
While a record number of citizens now live and work in another EU state, the number of Europeans who move country and end up living on the streets is also on the rise.
Outreach workers and MEPs say it is time for Brussels to step in.
While EU workers can roam the bloc freely, not everyone finds it easy to make a…