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The article advocates for a fundamental change in housing policy by increasing housing opportunities for all groups, instead of distributing scarcity, and emphasizes that creating additional housing for status holders can lead to more affordable homes for young people, the elderly, and other home seekers. #woonkansen #statushouders #socialehuisvesting (translated)

In the article, Ton and Casper van Rietbergen argue for better use of the existing housing stock in the Netherlands, for example by splitting homes and making cohabitation more attractive, instead of solely focusing on new construction. #Woningmarkt #Hoekwoningaanpak #WoneninNederland (translated)

The Belgian Green Building Council calls on the government to create a stable and predictable regulatory framework that provides sufficient confidence and incentives for investments in energy renovation, with the aim of accelerating the renovation of Belgian homes and realizing the estimated 350 billion euros in necessary investments by 2050. #RénovationÉnergétique #ConstructionDurable #InvestissementVert (translated)

Els van Veen wrote that people in the Netherlands who questioned mainstream narratives were met with fierce condemnation, negative articles in national newspapers, and damage to their reputations, according to her. She mentioned, among others, Dr. Jan van de Beek and Ir. Wouter de Heij, stating that this was not only happening around immigration but also in discussions about climate, Russia, and other subjects. Van Veen referred to former General Van Kappen, who, according to her, spoke on television about an information war in which everyone participated. She wrote that critics were often ignored when it later turned out that their questions were justified. She claimed to have experienced this herself when she asked questions about the corona policy: she received threatening letters from the Inspection and became the subject of negative articles in national newspapers. She stated that those who had reported her to the Inspection at the time were now silent, while, according to her, new narratives were emerging. Van Veen expressed her admiration for Van de Beek and De Heij. According to her, they made it clear what the consequences were when narratives were protected and critics were combated, instead of pursuing policies that centered on the well-being of the Dutch people. She wrote that the internet had ensured that their viewpoints could be heard. #informatieoorlog #narratieven #vrijeopinie (translated)

Simone Juffermans wrote that the government had postponed the reopening of Lelystad Airport for over six years due to nitrogen problems and the vulnerable nature of the Veluwe. According to her, that same government had deemed military use by F-35s acceptable and decided to expand the airport by 40 hectares, bringing it to a total of 240 hectares. This would require four families and six businesses to relocate. Juffermans also wrote that there was still no nature permit and that Secretary of State Boswijk had said that this could not wait. She suggested that the government would adjust the nitrogen calculation method for this purpose. Boswijk reportedly acknowledged the consequences for the families and businesses involved, but according to Juffermans, he did not expect that more homes and businesses would disappear in the short term due to defense expansions. However, she stated that he could not rule that out. #Lelystad #stikstof #natuur (translated)

Superjan wrote that, according to him, people should stop being outraged. He argued that nitrogen was a made-up problem used to harass farmers, deny housing or electricity to indigenous residents, and to bring in large numbers of newcomers to the Netherlands and build a barracks for them. He used a derogatory term for those newcomers. According to Superjan, people could only unite against leaders once they let go of their despondent amazement; he stated that it was not about nitrogen gas, but about the mischief of a cunning group of leaders. #verontwaardiging #stikstof #maatschappij (translated)

Sander Sassen wrote that Pieter Omtzigt had calculated that not 60 but 100 percent of the new homes to be built would go to asylum seekers. He called Omtzigt a "file tiger" and stated that people and their children and grandchildren would be left behind by the government. https://t.co/Bt1QUARqbG https://t.co/ZZX1AVLEAJ #woningcrisis #asielzoekers #politiek (translated)