# 50 million Europeans cannot afford to heat their homes. What is the EU doing to help?

https://mins.news/en/item/128581

- euronews, 2026-11-04 07:32 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/04/50-million-europeans-cant-heat-their-homes-what-is-the-eu-doing-to-help

> Europe enters winter with gas storage at its lowest level since 2011. EU ministers have offered few binding measures to protect households from another energy shock.

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