It is truly a wonderful time to be alive while observing the global **EU housing crisis** from the sidelines. After decades of watching rent prices skyrocket while wages crawl like a subsidized turtle, the **European Union** has finally had a breakthrough. They have realized that people might actually need a place to live. Our hero is **Dan Jorgensen**, the first-ever **EU Housing Commissioner**. It only took a continent-wide shortage of **affordable housing** and a literal generation living in tents for Brussels to realize that someone should finally have 'housing' in their job title.

Dan Jorgensen recently stated that Europe needs a 'huge wake-up call.' This is a classic pivot in **European Union housing policy**. It is like standing in the middle of a burning forest and telling everyone they should probably invest in a fire extinguisher. The alarm has been ringing for a long time, Dan. The alarm is the sound of millions of citizens crying when they look at their bank accounts. But in the halls of Brussels, they don't hear those sounds; they only hear the shuffling of white papers and the crisp 'clink' of expensive espresso cups.

What makes Jorgensen truly special is his dual-mandate job description. He isn’t just the Housing guy; he is also the Energy guy. This is the kind of 'synergy' that only a career bureaucrat could love. The strategy is to fix the housing shortage by focusing on **energy efficiency**—making sure houses use less power. That sounds great for your E-E-A-T scores, but in reality, it means the EU wants you to have a home that is super green while you remain in the red. It is like giving a starving man a healthy salad recipe for ingredients he cannot afford. You might be sleeping on the street, but at least the street lamp is carbon-neutral.

Jorgensen, a Danish Social Democrat, comes from a land where everything is clean, nice, and incredibly expensive. As the former minister for climate and energy, he loves the planet. We all do. But it is hard to prioritize melting ice caps when your own life savings have melted away because your landlord raised the rent again. The 'property ladder' has been pulled up, set on fire, and the ashes sold to a private equity firm. The EU seems shocked that wages aren’t keeping up with the cost of living, but for the experts in Brussels, homelessness is just another 'data point' for a future committee meeting.

### References & Fact-Check - **Primary Source**: [France 24: Europe needs 'a huge wake-up call' on the housing crisis, EU commissioner says](https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/talking-europe/20260123-europe-needs-a-huge-wake-up-call-on-the-housing-crisis-eu-commissioner-says) - **Subject**: Dan Jørgensen’s appointment as the first European Commissioner for Energy and Housing. - **Context**: The European Parliament's focus on bridging the gap between energy renovation and housing affordability.