The European Union has a shortage of 10 million housing units.

Omissions

• The '10 million homes' figure is not a single official Eurostat/Commission headline statistic but a widely repeated estimate, notably from industry analysis (CBRE: ~9.6 million homes, ~3.5% of the housing stock). The MEP did not cite a source.
• The European Commission's Affordable Housing Plan and the EIB use different, non-identical metrics (e.g. EIB: 2.25 million additional housing units needed in 2025 alone; Commission: more than 2 million homes per year needed), so the '10 million' stock-shortage figure should be understood as a stock estimate, not an annual flow.
• The European Parliament press release and the euperspectives article both reproduce the same rapporteur's quote ('Europe is short 10 million homes'), so they are not fully independent corroborations of each other.

Sources

• PrimaryEUR-Lex – Communication from the Commission: The European Affordable Housing Plan (CELEX 52025DC1025)"The Commission estimates that the EU will need more than two million homes per year to match the current demand. This means adding about 650,000 ..." (different metric: annual flow, not a 10-million stock shortage).
• SecondaryEuropean Parliament press release – Tax incentives, renovation and less red tape to tackle the EU's housing crisis"... home cannot build a future. Europe is short 10 million homes, rents are up by more than 30%, and young people and families are paying the price."
• SecondaryEU Perspectives – 'No more excuses': Lawmakers demand ten million more homes"Europe is short 10 million homes, rents are up by more than 30 per cent, and young people and families are paying the price," he declared after the vote.
• SecondaryThe Conversation – Europe needs 10 million homes and net-zero buildings by 2040Title: "Europe needs 10 million homes and net-zero buildings by 2040" — describes the EU-wide shortfall of roughly 10 million homes.
• TertiaryESCP Business School campus blog – Why Your Generation Cannot Afford a Home (citing CBRE European Market Outlook)"Europe faces a housing shortfall estimated at roughly 3.5% of the total housing stock (approximately 9.6 million homes) (CBRE European Market..."