{
  "id": 6429408,
  "title": "EU plan aims to help cities crack down on Airbnb, holiday rentals",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/eu-plan-aims-to-help-cities-crack-down-on-airbnb-holiday-rentals",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T13:50:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3366956/eu-plan-aims-help-cities-crack-down-airbnb-holiday-rentals"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "European cities will gain more leeway to curb short-term rentals such as Airbnb under new EU plans that aim to bring down housing costs in tourism hotspots. The European Commission laid out conditions on Wednesday under which local authorities can limit short lets, under a proposal seeking to address Europe’s “housing crisis”. “Short-term rentals are a part of the problem in many cities,” Dan…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}