Activities of Maria do Céu PATRÃO NEVES related to 2012/2293(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Social housing in the European Union (short presentation)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph E
Paragraph E
E. whereas single mothers, widows with dependent children, young families, young people at the start of their careers, migrant women, people with disabilities, women from minority groups and the elderly are especially affected by the lack of social housing;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that investment in social housing can play a concrete and effective role in improving Europe’s economic governance by, in particular, countering property price bubbles and their disruptive effect on society and macroeconomic stability, and for this reason priority should be given to refurbishing existing buildings rather than constructing new ones, particularly in highly built-up areas, environmentally sensitive areas and areas where there is a surplus of supply on the property market, paying attention to energy efficiency and earthquake risk prevention, where applicable.
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes with regret that victims of domestic violence are often more likely to stay in an abusive environment if they are financially unable to find suitable housing; calls, therefore, for the EU to promote policies and programmes that increase access to safe, anonymous, ordinary and affordable housing for domestic violence victims;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 1
Paragraph 16 – indent 1
– specific support for good-quality social and ‘very social’ housing, giving priority, whenever justified, to supported self- building, given that, in some regions, many people who are unemployed or on low incomes are part of the surplus workforce in the civil construction industry;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 5
Paragraph 16 – indent 5
– preparation of specific programmes for the homeless, linked to social support measures and complementing other European funds such as the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived;