On 4 June, the Chaplain-President, in his capacity as Bishop Robert's adviser for EU affairs, attended and spoke at a formal Article 17 Dialogue in the European Parliament on the subject of the growing housing crisis in the EU (where 8 million housing units are urgently needed and over 1 million people are currently homeless) and the implications for social unrest and political radicalisation of the failure to address the crisis. This debate was also Jack's first opportunity to encounter the new European Commissioner responsible for Article 17, Magnus Brunner. The debate was expertly chaired by our friend Nicola Censini, the officer of the Parliament responsible for Article 17, alongside Antonella Sberna, vice-president of the Parliament.
