The Affordable Housing and Energy Poverty Forum 2027 is a two-day conference scheduled for 23–24 February 2027 in Vilnius, Lithuania. It is being co-organised by the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the European Commission, and will be the Energy Poverty Advisory Hub’s (EPAH) fifth annual conference.11
The forum is intended for policymakers, local authorities and practitioners working across housing, energy and social policy. Its purpose is to exchange knowledge and examine practical responses to energy poverty, including approaches that can be applied at local, regional and national levels.11
The programme is planned to include high-level panel discussions on 23 February, followed by stakeholder workshops on 24 February. The workshops are designed as 90-minute sessions for sharing practical experience and good practice, and exploring possible solutions. Organisations, projects, initiatives and other interested stakeholders were invited to propose and host an interactive workshop; the proposal deadline is 18 November 2026 at 22:00 CET.11
A separate, invitation-only ministerial session is scheduled for 22 February, before the public forum. It will bring together high-level ministerial representatives for discussions on housing and energy, and is not open to the public.11 The full conference agenda is to be published after workshop selection, with registration expected to open in early December.11
The event’s stated scope is European: it aims to bring together stakeholders to address energy poverty and exchange approaches across policy and practice. The available event information identifies the co-organising institutions and EPAH’s role, but does not specify individual speakers or a founding date for the hub.11