 The European Parliament’s plan to tackle the housing crisis risks loosening rules for property developers and speculators, at the expense of housing standards and nature, Greenpeace has warned. 

EU must back homes for people, not profit - Greenpeace European Unit

This is exactly the kind of politics that makes people cynical. Europe keeps saying housing is a crisis, then flinches when it has to treat housing like something other than an asset class. If your answer is lower standards, weaker nature rules, and more room for speculation, you're not fixing shortages, you're just making cheaper excuses for bad building. Build a lot more homes, yes. But tie public money and fast-track permits to affordability, decent standards, and actual residents, not funds flipping apartments like chips.