Following the success of the previous episodes of the ‘Beyond Borders: Breakfast Debate’, the next edition will take place on 23 October 2025, and will look at housing challenges in Europe’s border regions and how cross-border cooperation can help address them.
Beyond Borders: Breakfast Debate. “Housing in Border Regions”. EVENT DATE: Thu, 23/10/2025 – 10:00 – Thu, 23/10/2025 – 11:00. REGISTER NOW
Border regions often face rising housing costs and shortages, driven by differences in planning rules, taxation, and income levels. This session will explore how better coordination and spatial planning can support affordable, sustainable housing across borders.
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The new edition of the ‘Beyond Borders: Breakfast Debate’ will notie that housing comes with particular complexities in EU border regions. The debate aimed to identify the opportunities and challenges linked to housing in EU Border Regions and to explore the implications in citizens’ daily lives.
The Border Focal Point Network is delighted to welcome the following speakers:
- Simona Pohlová, Head of Unit, DG REGIO – Interreg, Cross-border Cooperation, Internal Borders
- Stefano Moser, European Commission’s Housing Taskforce, DG ENER
- Elina Yli-Luukko, Arctic Construction Cluster Finland – Nordic Tiny Villages project
- Magdalena Gorczynska-Angiulli, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER)
- [Moderator] Andrew Lansley, Member of the UK House of Lords & Strategic Counsel at LOW Associates
The event will be held online on Zoom. Further information will be available closer to the event. If you would like to see any issues raised during the event, please feel free to send us an email at borders@loweurope.eu
