10 Amendments of Jordi CAÑAS related to 2019/2187(INI)
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the lack of proper housing, which entails both the absence of the material aspect of minimally adequate housing and of the social aspect of a secure place to establish a family or social relationships and participate in community life1a, constitutes a serious challenge for many citizens in the EU; whereas there are currently no precise figures on the number of homeless people in the EU and rigorously collected data constitutes the basis of any effective public policy; __________________ 1aReport of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context, A/HRC/31/54
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas by2050, the proportion of people aged 65 or over is expected to reach 29% of the total EU population[1], and whereas the Covid-19 crisis has shown the precarious situation in which many older people live;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensurwork together in order to promote access for all to shelter, decent housing, including clean and high- quality drinking water and adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene, and to affordable, reliable and sustainable energy, hence contributing to eradicating poverty in all its forms; reaffirms its call for EU- wide action for a winter heating disconnection moratorium; calls on the Member States to meet the standards laid down by the World Health Organization (WHO) for adequate housing temperature; demands that the revision of the air quality regulation be aligned with WHO standards;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes that the Commission should explore further the implementation of existing successful models namely Housing First through adequate funds such as the European Social Fund Plus and the European Regional Development Fund;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes with deep concern that the living conditions of Roma continue to be extremely worrying; calls on the Member States to promote spatial desegregation and engage Roma beneficiaries in housing projects, to prevent forced evictions, and to provide halting sites for non-sedentary Roma; emphasises the urgent need for public investment and awareness in this regard;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the importance of setting transparent eligibility criteria for social and publicly funded housing to ensure equal access to housing; encourages Member States to put in place national strategies to prevent social segregation, through a wider geographical distribution of social housing, available to all citizens regardless of status, gender, religion or ethnicity;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Encourages Member States to collaborate and finance social investments aimed at solving housing problems with the social partners, civil society and the private sector, many of who play and can play a key role in the development and maintenance of adequate housing solutions for those in vulnerable situations;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Calls on the of States Members to invest more in accessible nursing homes for the elderly, with quality care services, accessible to a wider range of the elderly population;
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Member States and regional and local authorities to put in place legal provisions to protect tenants and owner-occupiers from eviction and to ensure security of tenure by favouring long-term rental contracts as the default option, together with rent transparency and rent control measurebalanced measures of mutual interest that reconcile the rights of and foster security between owners and tenants;
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to close the investment gap for affordable housing as a matter of priority; calls in this regard for a reform of the Stability and Growth Pact allowing for increased fiscal space for sustainable public investments, in particular in affordable housmeasures which provide enhanced access to investments aimed at increasing the access to affordable housing, in particular social housing renting; calls, furthermore, for a harmonised accounting for amortisation methodology for affordable housing investments;