On 9 October 2025, the Belgian Constitutional Court rendered its Judgment 131/2025, rejecting the challenge to the 2023 Brussels-Capital Region ordinance that altered the procedural rules governing evictions from dwellings — most notably the measure mandating a moratorium on the execution of evictions from 1 November to 15 March.
Constitutional Court Upholds Brussels’ new Eviction Procedure, Including Winter Moratorium
A Victory Against Denmark’s 'Ghetto Package' and ‘Area-Based Discrimination’
By Susheela Math, Lead of the Open Society Justice Initiative’s work challenging the 'Ghetto Package'.
Conclusions 2023 of the European Committee of Social Rights on Children, Family and Migrants
The European and International Contribution to the Right to Housing: Standards, Litigation and Advocacy
Jansons v. Latvia (Application No.1434/14) [8.09.2022]
Jurisdiction: European Court of Human Rights
Subject
Overview of Housing Exclusion in the EU: International standards of evictions
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The Abbé Pierre Foundation and FEANTSA published their Seventh Overview of Housing Exclusion in Europe on 30th June 2022.
Respecting International Standards on Home Evictions
FEANTSA and Fondation Abbé Pierre´s 7th annual Overview of Housing Exclusion in Europe report was launched on Thursday 30th of June. This new report takes a look at the state of evictions in Europe. This legal analysis that follows is from chapter 3 of the report, written by María José Aldanas (FEANTSA) and Sarah Coupechoux (Fondation Abbé Pierre).
McDonagh v. Clare County Council. Irish Supreme Court [31.01.2022]
Date of the decision: 31 January 2022
Country: Ireland
Faulkner v. Ireland (application no. 30391/18) and McDonagh v. Ireland (no. 30416/18)
Date of the decision: 31 March 2022
Country: Ireland
El Ayoubi and El Azouan Azouz v. Spain. (Communication No. 54/2018) [19 February 2021]
Date of the decision: 19 February 2021
Country: Spain
Jurisdiction: Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights




