On 29 May, 2026, the results of the European Homelessness Counts (EHC) conducted across 35 cities is presented. The discussion explores key lessons learned from the project, speakers share practical experiences from selected cities, and reflect on the overall process and impact of the initiative.
Participants will gain insights into different methodologies, common challenges, and good practices that can help inform future homelessness counts and policy development.
Speakers & 
Moderator:
Katarina Ivanković Knežević, Director for Social Rights and Inclusion, DG EMPL, European Commission Koen Hermans, Researcher LUCAS KU Leuven, EHC project team Philipp Schnell, Researcher, Austrian Academy of Sciences Albert Sales Campos, Researcher, Metropolis Institute Barcelona Stoyanka Cherkezova/Mateva, Researcher, Institute of Population and Human Studies, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Kārlis Lakševics, Researcher, University of Riga Freek Spinnewijn, Director, FEANTSA Nora Teller, Researcher MRI, EHC project team
Register here: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/…/c5b1735b-c971-452d…
More about the EU – Homelessness Counts: https://www.kuleuven.be/lucas/en/eu_homelessness_counts
Homelessness
SOLACE-CEE Project launched
On October 1, six civil organizations, including providers from Slovakia, Bulgaria, Poland, Romania, and Hungary, launched the development and testing of innovations aimed at integrating social and healthcare services for homeless people. The project is led by the DEDO Foundation in Košice, with MRI responsible for monitoring and impact assessment. Read more at https://mri.hu/en/solace-cee/
Homelessness in 2030 – Essays on possible futures
FEANTSA 13th Research Conference on Homelessness – September 2018, Budapest
The 13th annual Research Conference on Homelessness of FEANTSA, the European Federation of National Organisations Working with the Homeless, took place in Budapest on 21 September 2018. This year’s topic was “the Economic and Social Integration of Homeless People”. The event was co-organised by FEANTSA’s European Observatory on Homelessness, the Shelter Foundation of Budapest, and Metropolitan Research Institute – with particular efforts of Nóra Teller, editorial board member of the European Journal on Homelessness.
The event drew considerable attention, hosting 180 participants from almost 50 countries, representing academic lecturers and researchers, NGOs, think tanks, and municipal representatives among others. Participants arrived from all over the globe, including from beyond Europe – including the US, Australia, and South Africa. The conference was opened by Ian Tilling, FEANTSA’s president; and József Hegedüs, the managing director of Metropolitan Research Institute.
Presenters and discussants were organised into 18 seminars (6 parallel seminars in three time slots). Seminar 2 on “Encountering Homelessness: Ethnography, Engagement and Critique” and seminar 10, “Social and Financial Advantages of Housing First” were chaired by MRI’s Nóra Teller. Seminar 3 focused on MRI current EU-funded project HomeLab, connecting housing and employment service provision to vulnerable persons in the Visegrad 4 countries – this session was chaired by József Hegedüs, and included MRI staff as well as representatives of our consortium partners.
HomeLab: mobile homes under construction in Budapest
The construction of From Street to Home Association’s first two mobile homes is well under way – the work began on 30 March. The two mobile homes were delivered by truck to the building site in Soroksár, District 23 of Budapest. The Association’s colleagues, together with beneficiaries, professionals and volunteers have been working on connecting the units to the utility grids, and began installing insulation. A small selection of photos is published on the HomeLab website.
MRI contribution to latest issue of European Journal of Homelessness
The latest issues of the European Journal of Homelessness, with a contribution from MRI staff (p. 41-68), is available online from 10 December 2014.