TERRITORIAL MOBILITY IN THE EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRIES

Abstract

The relevance of the topic is due to the presence of the continuing unstable socio-economic situation in modern society, which generates the lack of equal opportunities in ways to solve the housing issue. The purpose of the study is to study the causes of territorial mobility in the countries of the European Union. The subject of the study is manifestations of social mobility on a territorial basis among citizens and residents of the European Union in terms of housing inequality. The research methodology is based on the study of descriptive statistics of socio-demographic and cross-country differences presented by the Eurostat service, on the basis of which the indicators of territorial mobility were assessed. Results. The research of inequality in solving housing problems in the EU countries revealed how the difference in economic systems of economic corporations affects the speed and scale of social and territorial mobility of EU citizens. This phenomenon plays a significant role in the development of an effective housing policy in the EU countries.