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To halt the far right, Europe’s progressive parties must fix its housing crisis. Our research shows how | Tarik Abou-Chadi, Björn Bremer and Silja Häusermann

The mantra of ‘build, build, build’ misses something crucial: that few can afford these new homes

Housing costs across Europe have become a growing burden for many households, both for those trying to buy and those trying to rent. Over the past decade, property prices have surged faster than incomes in many European countries. The same is true for rents, which have increased exponentially in large cities but have also increased substantially in suburban areas and smaller university towns.

Given how much housing costs affect Europeans’ quality of life, it is comparatively absent from the agenda of progressive political parties. When politicians do emphasise housing, the focus is usually solely on building more houses. Former German chancellor Olaf Scholz, for example, promised to build 400,000 new homes in Germany every year – a goal his government failed to reach by some distance. At the same time, far-right parties such as the Freedom party (PVV) in the Netherlands or Chega in Portugal have made the housing affordability crisis into a campaign issue. Their equation is simple: housing should be available and affordable only for nationals.

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© Photograph: SOPA Images Limited/Alamy

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Madueke brushes off Arsenal fan criticism of his signing and gears up for Chelsea return

  • Forward boosted by backing from supporters at games

  • Madueke not worried if reception at Chelsea is hostile

Noni Madueke has said he ignored criticism on social media over his move to Arsenal and gained confidence from the reception he has received from the supporters.

The England forward scored his first Arsenal goal in Wednesday’s impressive 3-1 win over Bayern Munich in the Champions League in his second appearance since returning from a knee injury sustained in September. Madueke said that the injury was “horrible timing” given his good start after joining from Chelsea for £48.5m plus up to £3.5m in bonuses.

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© Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

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‘We like it a lot’: how Romania created the largest deposit return scheme in the world

In the two years since the system was launched, beverage-packaging collection and recycling has risen to 94%

In the Transylvanian village of Pianu de Jos, 51-year-old Dana Chitucescu gathers a sack of empty polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles, aluminium cans and glass every week and walks it to her local shop.

Like millions of Romanians across cities and rural areas, Chitucescu has woven the country’s two-year-old deposit return system (DRS) into her routine.

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L’émigration des jeunes, reflet du malaise algérien

Selon l’Organisation internationale pour les migrations, plus de 54 000 Algériens ont gagné l’Europe, particulièrement la France, entre 2020 et 2024. Ce flux ne tarit pas et reflète les désillusions d’une jeunesse confrontée au manque de perspectives dans son pays.

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L’émigration des jeunes, reflet du malaise algérien

Selon l’Organisation internationale pour les migrations, plus de 54 000 Algériens ont gagné l’Europe, particulièrement la France, entre 2020 et 2024. Ce flux ne tarit pas et reflète les désillusions d’une jeunesse confrontée au manque de perspectives dans son pays.

© Ramzi Boudina / REUTERS

Une affiche électorale du président Abdelmadjid Tebboune, à Alger, le 8 septembre 2024.
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Service national « purement militaire », évasions à Dijon, drame à Tahiti : le point à la mi-journée

Emmanuel Macron qui a annoncé un « service national » volontaire « purement militaire » de dix mois ; deux détenus qui se sont évadés de la prison de Dijon ; un glissement de terrain qui a fait au moins sept morts à Tahiti… Ce qu’il faut retenir de cette matinée du jeudi 27 novembre 2025 est à découvrir ici.

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Service national « purement militaire », évasions à Dijon, drame à Tahiti : le point à la mi-journée

Emmanuel Macron qui a annoncé un « service national » volontaire « purement militaire » de dix mois ; deux détenus qui se sont évadés de la prison de Dijon ; un glissement de terrain qui a fait au moins sept morts à Tahiti… Ce qu’il faut retenir de cette matinée du jeudi 27 novembre 2025 est à découvrir ici.

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Packers vs. Lions prediction: Thanksgiving Day, odds, pick, best bets

The Lions and Packers will kick off a stuffed Thanksgiving Day slate of NFL games Thursday afternoon. Division matchups in the NFC North are always interesting regardless of the records, but this game is crucial for both sides. The Packers (7-3-1) are currently sixth in the projected postseason standings in the NFC and the Lions...

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