Rental prices in Europe have only been going in one direction for years: upwards. Ursula von der Leyen has made the issue of affordable housing one of the most important social projects in her political guidelines. As one of the measures for more affordable housing, von der Leyen also wants to tackle the rules on state aid. The aim: „To enable support measures for housing construction, especially for affordable, energy-efficient and social housing“, she emphasizes in her guidelines.