9 Amendments of Giorgos GEORGIOU related to 2019/2187(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in particular Articles 8 and 25 thereof,
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to prioritise emissions reductions through housing renovation in the social housing sector and for worst performing buildings in the Renovation Wave, while tackling inadequate housing and housing accessibility and eliminating energy poverty in order to ensure a socially just transition to a climate-neutral economy that leaves no one behind; stresses, therefore, that tenants and owner-occupiers should be fully informed and involved in renovation projects and should not see overall costs increase because of them; calls, therefore, for the cost to the tenant not to exceed the value of the energy savings made by the tenant as a result of the renovations; stresses the need to protect tenants from eviction during housing renovations;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for an EU-level goal of ending homelessness by 2030; calls on the Commission to take stronger action to support Member States in reducing and eradicating homelessness as a priority in the context of the action plan on the EPSR; calls on the Commission to propose an EU framework for national homelessness strategies; calls on the Member States to prioritise the provision of permanent housing to homeless people and those who have most difficulty finding accommodation; stresses the importance of reliable data collection on homelessness;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points out that homelessness is also caused and perpetuated by the market and austerity policies pursued by the European Union; urges the European Union to adopt genuine social policies and ambitious employment measures to enable all citizens to live in dignity, without which homelessness can never be eradicated;
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Points out that 25.1% of European private tenants spend over 40% of their income on rent; points out that rents are constantly increasing; considers that rents must be subject to controls and then reduced so that housing is truly affordable for all;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Calls for a ban on the eviction of tenants and owner-occupiers without rehousing; stresses that people who are evicted should be able to assert their rights in a court, particularly against banks where the repayment amount demanded by the bank is grossly unfair;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Invites the Member States to pursue housing policies that are based on the principle of neutrality between home ownership, private rented accommodation and rented social housing; callpoints out, too, that the rules onf the Commission to respect this principle in the European SemesterEuropean Semester have reduced investment in affordable housing; calls for the repeal of the European Semester so that the European Union and the Member States have the leeway needed to fund public and social investments, particularly in affordable housing, to the extent necessary;
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Points out that over 11 million homes in the European Union are empty; emphasises that those homes could accommodate everyone who is homeless and most of those suffering from severe housing deprivation in the European Union; points out that empty homes contribute to the decline in housing supply and therefore to the increase in prices and speculation; calls on the Member States to put in place binding legislation so that empty homes are put on the rental market in a condition that meets decent housing criteria;
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Points out that the Covid-19 crisis has accentuated the housing crisis for an ever increasing proportion of the population who are no longer able to afford private accommodation; urges the inclusion of this population in the target group for affordable housing; calls, too, for an eviction moratorium until 2021 due to the grave economic consequences of the pandemic and the difficulty faced by people in paying their mortgages or rent;