ABSTRACT
Domanski’s chapter (10) in this volume examines the data on the quality of housing and the local environment from the 2003 European Quality of Life Survey (EQLS). This analysis reveals that housing quality is lower in the 10 new member states (NMS) and three candidate countries (CC-3) than in the EU-15. However, he also highlights variations in housing quality within these groups of nations. For instance, Malta, Cyprus, the Czech Republic and Slovenia enjoy better housing conditions than the other new member states and the candidate countries, and housing standards in the southern states of the EU-15 (Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain) are generally lower than in their northern counterparts.
