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Video. The housing crisis is an 'emergency', says Mayor of Rome

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · · 65 words · By Angela Skujins; Nikos Michos
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The housing crisis is an 'emergency', says Mayor of Rome Copy/paste the link below: Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Updated: A coalition of European mayors is set for a high-level meeting with the European Commission and Parliament on the…

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The housing crisis is an 'emergency', says Mayor of Rome Copy/paste the link below: Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Updated: A coalition of European mayors is set for a high-level meeting with the European Commission and Parliament on the…

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Affordable housing isn’t anymore one of the four pillars of the European social model, warns Roberto Gualtieri, Rome’s mayor, to Euronews.

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: The housing crisis is an 'emergency', says Mayor of Rome.

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Claim 1: “The housing crisis is an 'emergency', says Mayor of Rome”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Mayor Roberto Gualtieri of Rome is actively addressing the housing crisis. One source explicitly mentions that the President of the European Council stated 'we are going through a housing crisis on all levels' during a meeting hosted by Gualtieri and other mayors, and another source confirms Gualtieri's participation in Brussels to make their position clear on housing.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The mayor of Rome (Italian: sindaco di Roma) is an elected politician who, along with the Rome City Council (Italian: Assemblea Capitolina) of 48 members, is accountable for the strategic government o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayor_of_Rome
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rome is the capital city and most populated comune (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special comune named Roma C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Virginia Elena Raggi (Italian pronunciation: [virˈdʒiːnja ˈraddʒi]; born 18 July 1978) is an Italian lawyer and politician who served as Mayor of Rome from 2016 to 2021. A member of the anti-establish…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Raggi
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Claim 2: “Affordable housing isn’t anymore one of the four pillars of the European social model, warns Roberto Gualtieri, Rome’s mayor, to Euronews.”
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While evidence confirms Roberto Gualtieri is the Mayor of Rome and that he is leading a coalition of mayors to pressure the EU regarding the housing crisis, the specific quote regarding the 'four pillars of the European social model' is not explicitly repeated across the provided evidence snippets. The general context of his advocacy is verified, but the specific phrasing is not corroborated by a second independent source in the provided text.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Trevi Fountain (Italian: Fontana di Trevi) is an 18th-century fountain in the Trevi district in Rome, Italy, designed by Italian architect Nicola Salvi and completed by Giuseppe Pannini in 1762. S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevi_Fountain
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Jubilee was a jubilee in the Catholic Church celebrated in the year 2025, announced by Pope John Paul II at the end of the 2000 Great Jubilee. This jubilee was preceded by the Extraordinary J…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Jubilee
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 9 March 2020, the government of Italy under Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte imposed a national lockdown or quarantine, restricting the movement of the population except for necessity, work, and healt…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_lockdowns_in_Italy
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Claim 3: “A coalition of European mayors is set for a high-level meeting with the European Commission and Parliament on the housing crisis.”
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Web search results explicitly confirm that a group of mayors (including Rome, Paris, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Athens, and others) traveled to Brussels to meet with European Commission officials (specifically Commissioner Jørgensen) to discuss the housing crisis.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament. When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assem…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The political groups of the European Parliament are the officially recognised parliamentary groups consisting of legislators of aligned ideologies in the European Parliament. Majorities in the Parliam…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The president of the European Commission, also known as president of the College of Commissioners is the head of the European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union (EU). The president…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_European_Comm…
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