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22 Amendments of Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR related to 2019/2187(INI)

Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
— having regard to the Treaty on European Union (TEU), in particular Article 3(3) thereof, and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), in particular Articles 9, 14, 148, 151, 153, 160 and 1608 thereof and Protocol 26 thereto on services of general interest,
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
— having regard to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by world leaders in September 2015 and endorsed by the Council, which voiced its commitment to their implementation, and in particular SDG 11 on sustainable cities and communities calling for specific targets for 2030 to ensure access for all to adequate, safe and affordable housing and basic services and upgrade slums and to enhance inclusive and sustainable urbanisation and capacity for participatory, integrated and sustainable human settlement planning and management in all countries, as well as SDG 3 on ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages;
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to the 2018 WHO Housing and health guidelines ‘Recommendations to promote healthy housing for a sustainable and equitable future’ 1a __________________ 1a https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/w ho-housing-and-health-guidelines
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas access to housing is a fundamental right that must be seen as a precondition for the exercise of, and for access to, other fundamental rights and for a life in conditions of human dignity; whereas the life expectancy of homeless people is significantly below the general population;
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas inadequate housing conditions negatively affect not only people’s health, wellbeing, and quality of life but also their access to employment and to other economic and social services; whereas WHO identified Housing as a key sector for actions to tackle Health inequalities 20a ; __________________ 20a https://www.who.int/social_determinants/ Guidance_on_pro_equity_linkages/en/
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
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;
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas in defining and implementing its policies and activities, the European Union should ensure a high level of human health protection;
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
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;
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Member States to implement the WHO guidelines on Health and Housing, and to share best practices and reflections undertaken at National level such as the Domiscore, a tool aimed at characterizing housing in regard with health through the assessment of several factors known to impact health, proposed by the French High Council for Public Health 20b ; __________________ 20b https://www.hcsp.fr/Explore.cgi/avisrappo rtsdomaine?clefr=802
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to prioritise emissions reductions and energy efficiency through housing renovation, including the social housing sector and particularly 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;
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to prioritise the Renovation Wave within the Multiannual Financial Framework and Next Generation EU, placing people in vulnerable situations at the centre of the recovery policies, and to ensure equal access to renovation projects for all; calls on the Member States to prioritise renovation in their recovery and resilience plans in order to contribute to achieving deep renovation of 3% of the European building stock per year; calls on the Commission and the Member States to properly tackle the issue of fuel poverty in line with the objectives and principles of the Green Deal;
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
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 by adopting the principle of housing first; calls on the Member States to prioritise the provision of permanent housing to homeless people; stresses the importance of reliable data collection on homelessness;
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to create a clear definition of homelessness, decent and affordable housing, in order to facilitate comparative analysis of homelessness and housing data across the EU;
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for a comprehensive and integrated anti-poverty strategy with a designated poverty reduction target, including for child poverty; calls on the Commission to present an EU Child Guarantee no later than 2021; calls for a European framework for minimum income schemes;
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to take measures and implement programmes for the youth who reach the age of 18 and finds themselves at risk of being homeless; stresses the importance of reliable data collection on youth homelessness;
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the inclusion of housing affordability in the European Semester; urges the Commission to ensure that all country-specific recommendations contribute positively to the implementation of the principles of the EPSR, and to the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the EU climate goals as defined in the Green Deal; deplores the fact that too many country-specific recommendations are not implemented, and urges the Member States to implement those recommendations, particularly with regard to housing; stresses the need to refine the House Price Index indicator and to setudy the possibility of an EU-wide reference threshold for the housing cost overburden rate at no higher than 25% ofin the disposable income of a household;
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the inclusion of housing affordability in the European Semester; urges the Commission to ensure that all country-specific recommendations are fully implemented and contribute positively to the implementation of the principles of the EPSR; stresses the need to refine the House Price Index indicator and to setassess the reference threshold for the housing cost overburden rate at no higher than 25 % of the disposable income of a householdcross the EU;
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to create a platform for exchange of best practices regarding tackling homelessness and providing decent and affordable housing;
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution
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;
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution
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 ion this regard for a reform of the Stability and Growth Pact allowing for increased fiscal space fore Member States and the Commission to increase sustainable public investments, in particular in affordable housing, while noting the importance of the Stability and Growth Pact; calls, furthermore, for a harmonised accounting for amortisation methodology for affordable housing investments;
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Encourages Member States to ensure all future housing construction and rehabilitation projects aim for smart buildings, where consumption of water and energy of can be monitored and made more costs-efficient, in accordance with the European Union's climate objectives;
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Notes with deep concern that the COVID-19 pandemic increased incidences of domestic violence and child abuse; calls on the Member States to invest in additional and adequate transitional shelters to victims fleeing such situations;
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL