This workshop was organized by the Metropolitan Research Institute, Budapest (MRI) in cooperation with the Council of Europe under the aegis of UNECE.
Documentation
The Momentum for Social Housing in CEE, Paola Deda (UNECE)
Session 1: International comparison - Perspectives from West Europe
Social housing actors in Europe: looking from the West to the East, Darina Czischke (CECODHAS)
Social housing: Another French Exception?, Christian Tutin, University of Paris East (Créteil)
Learning from the Past? - Essay of a comparative approach of social housing history, Claire Lévy-Vroelant (University of Paris 8 Saint-Denis) and Christoph Reinprecht (University of Vienna)
Session 2: International comparison - Perspectives from Central East Europe
Social housing experiences in transitional countries - divergences or convergences, József Hegedüs (MRI)
Social elements in the Russian housing system - new versus old social rental sector, Alexander Puzanov (Institute for Urban Economics, Moscow)
Social housing in the Czech Republic - Unresolved Question and Future Prospects, Martin Lux (Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic) and Daniel Grabmüllerová (Ministry for Regional Development, Czech Republic)
HFH's experience with providing housing for low-income groups with CEE, Loucine Hayes (HFH)
Session 3. Social housing in national housing strategies
Social housing in South East Europe, Sasha Tsenkova (University of Calgary)
Social housing as a residual part of social care in Croatia, Gojko Bezovan (University of Zagreb)
Housing programs on the halfway between human rights and social rights, Nermina Dzepar-Ganibegovic (MHRR Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Social rental programs in Slovakia, Elena Szolgayova (Ministry of Construction and Regional Development)
Session 4. Public Rental housing programs
Serbia SIRP program (UN-Habitat and Italian Government), Djordje Mojovic (UN-Habitat Serbia)
The story of “TBS” – is it a sustainable model?, Alina Muzioł-Węcławowicz and Jolanta Bondarczuk (National Economy Bank, Poland)
Social Housing in Supportive Environment - Housing for the most vulnerable refugees and IDPs in Serbia, Branislava, Zarkovic (Housing Center, Belgrade)
Housing for vulnerable groups -- Roma programs in Hungary, Nóra Teller (MRI)
Social Housing in Belgrade: Strategy and Practice, Mina Petrovic (University of Belgrade)
Session 5. Role of international agencies and institutions – a critical review
FEANTSA experiences in transitional countries, Freek Spinnewijn (FEANTSA)
CEB’s experience in social housing: examples of project financing in member countries, Eva Schwebel (CEB)
Guidelines for Social Housing, Lindsay Youngs (Council of Europe)
The EU and social housing in Eastern Europe: the experience of CECODHAS, Alice Pittini (CECODHAS)
Session 6. Measuring the efficiency of program indicators
Housing Policy Index, Christopher Vincent (HFHI Europe & Central Asia)