After discussing the EU Green Deal and its ambition for a Renovation Wave, today we’re heading back to the European Parliament to meet one of its Dutch Members with the Greens, Kim van Sparrentak.

In their latest newsletter, Cooperative Housing International (CHI)- with which Housing Europe has signed a memorandum of cooperation- underlines that "throughout history, housing cooperatives have shown resiliency when facing big challenges, and COVID-19 is no exception". How are these organizations handling the covid-19 situation?

The Association of Flemish Housing Companies (VVH) launched an appeal to social housing companies (SHMs) in Flanders. VVH collected the actions taken to support social tenants and the responses were various. VVH shared these among their members in order to exchange and connect. "Social housing is about so much more than just a cheap rental price, but also about health, education, social fabric, etc.," says Björn Mallants, director of VVH. "In these circumstances, we prove that more than ever."