In the midst of an asylum housing crisis in Austria, a new initiative invites refugees to stay in people’s spare rooms.


Maddy French is an award-winning freelance journalist based in Austria but reporting from around Central and Eastern Europe. Her articles have appeare...d in the Guardian, Observer and the Independent on Sunday amongst others, and she also works part-time for the English-language news agency Central European News.
In the midst of an asylum housing crisis in Austria, a new initiative invites refugees to stay in people’s spare rooms.

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