2012/2293(INI) Social housing in the European Union
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| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Lead | EMPL |
DELLI Karima ( Verts/ALE)
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SÓGOR Csaba ( PPE),
CERCAS Alejandro ( S&D),
BENNION Phil ( ALDE),
MCINTYRE Anthea ( ECR),
ZUBER Inês Cristina ( GUE/NGL)
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| Committee Opinion | FEMM |
KLEVA KEKUŠ Mojca ( S&D)
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Anna ZÁBORSKÁ ( PPE)
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| Committee Opinion | REGI |
CARONNA Salvatore ( S&D)
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Joachim ZELLER ( PPE)
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Events
2013/11/15
EC - Commission response to text adopted in plenary
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2013/06/11
EP - Results of vote in Parliament
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2013/06/11
EP - Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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The European Parliament adopted a resolution on social housing in the European Union by 353 votes to 151, with 189 abstentions.
Promoting the social and economic role of social housing: Parliament recalls that access to housing is a fundamental right in the European Union but that this right is under threat dur to a shortage of affordable social housing, as well as because of the continuing economic and social crisis. In fact, on its own, the market is increasingly incapable of meeting the need for affordable homes, in particular in densely populated urban areas. Furthermore, rising housing and energy costs are aggravating the risks of disease, poverty and social exclusion. Parliament therefore calls for measures to address these issues. It expresses particular concern about the direct and indirect impact of some austerity measures in the context of the current social and economic crisis – such as cuts in housing benefit and social services, the taxation of social housing providers, the cancellation of new housing projects and the selling-off of parts of national social housing stocks.
In this context, Parliament urges compliance with Article 14 of and Protocol No 26 annexed to the TFEU , under which public authorities are free to determine how the social housing sector is organised and funded. This intervention represents the way for public authorities to respond to the shortcomings of the market in accordance with Articles 16, 30 and 31 of the European Social Charter.
Towards a European Social Housing Policy: Parliament calls on the Commission to:
set out a European social housing action framework for housing policy in such a way as to ensure consistency between the various policy instruments the EU uses to address this issue (State aid, structural funding, energy policy, action to combat poverty and social exclusion, health policy); clarify the definition of social housing, bearing in mind that it is conceived and managed in different ways in the Member States.
Parliament stresses the need to monitor social investment as part of a ‘social investment pact’ modelled on the Euro Plus Pact and designed to strengthen the Union’s economic and budgetary governance and on the need for social investment targets for the Member States to meet with a view to attaining the social, employment and education objectives laid down under the Europe 2020 strategy.
Parliament also welcomes the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and the Council seeking to impose restrictions on credit agreements relating to residential property and hence contain excessive household debt . It calls on the Member States to prevent evicted households from being forced to keep up their mortgage repayments, to ensure that the dramatic social consequences of evictions are effectively dealt with and to find a solution to the social hardship caused to those most affected.
Parliament calls on the Council to convene a meeting of the housing ministers of the Member States at least once a year to discuss the impact of various EU policies on housing policy and ensure that the economic, social and environmental aspects of the housing sector are mainstreamed more efficiently at EU level.
Parliament calls on the Member States and the Commission to support and promote innovatory exchanges of good practices in upholding the right to housing for particularly vulnerable and marginalised groups. Other measures are proposed including giving greater importance to housing and related services under the Social Protection and Social Inclusion Strategy.
Encouraging investment to boost local employment and the green economy: Parliament considers that investment in social housing should be considered not only as an expenditure but also as a productive investment. It, therefore, encourages the Member States to start a dialogue with the construction industry in order to develop a better business environment for, and better regulation of, social housing. It underlines, in this regard, the considerable leverage effect on investment resulting from the direct impact of the Structural Funds in the social housing sector in the period 2007-2013 and takes the view that the amounts to be allocated to the Cohesion Funds under the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2014-2020 should not be less than the amounts under the current MFF .
Parliament welcomes the fact that measures to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy use in social and affordable housing will be eligible under ERDF and Cohesion Funds. It stresses that residential and commercial buildings account for 40% of final energy consumption and total CO2 emissions in Europe , and that environmentally sustainable building leads to a reduction in building costs and time. In this context, it calls for an adequate budget for the 2014-2020 MFF by mobilising all the necessary tools for this: new integrated development tools ( Community-Led Local Development and Integrated Territorial Investment), grants from the Horizon 2020 programme and the use of financial instruments and technical assistance programmes offered by the Structural Funds, the EIB, the EBRD, and the European Energy Efficiency Fund (EEEF).
Parliament supports the conclusions of the European Compact for Growth and Jobs regarding its call on the Member States to facilitate and speed up the reallocation of unused monies from the Structural Funds to energy efficiency and renewable energy projects during the 2007-2013 programming period.
The green economy: Parliament calls for the access of young people to new ‘green’ jobs and ‘green industries’ to be made easier. It notes that the ‘green’ sector can provide a plurality of different employment opportunities, in particular in SMEs or at local level drawing on the European Social Fund (ESF).
Combating poverty and promoting inclusion and social cohesion: Parliament expects the Commission to examine to what extent direct support by housing allowances, or indirect support by social housing itself, is a more effective measure to provide affordable housing for social groups who cannot cover their housing needs . Noting that many Member States, faced with budgetary imbalances, are suspending operations, programmes and actions designed to facilitate home acquisition, Parliament calls on them to draw up integrated policies for promoting social inclusion, as well as for guaranteeing universal access to decent, healthy and affordable housing .
Such policies should aim to:
support good-quality and healthy social and ‘very social’ housing; establish clear, minimum housing quality standards, particularly for social housing; promote linkages between social housing expansion programmes and policies for access to other essential public services and services of general interest; address the difficulties commonly encountered by highly vulnerable sections of the population in seeking access to decent housing; schemes reinforcing security of tenure; prepare specific programmes for the homeless based on assessments of the local situation, taking into account the European Typology of Homelessness and Housing Exclusion (ETHOS) model; promote and fund self-building programmes.
Parliament also points out that social housing should be structured to avoid both gentrification and ghettoisation .
Combating energy poverty: Parliament expresses concern about the growing incidence of energy poverty which is caused mainly by a combination of low household incomes, poor-quality heating and insulation, and disproportionately high energy costs. It calls on the Commission and the Member States to make sure that the deepening of the internal energy market goes hand in hand with measures to protect vulnerable consumers.
Parliament believes that the right of access to energy is essential if people are to lead a life of dignity and calls for measures to be taken to:
set up specific financial schemes regarding energy costs for the most vulnerable households; establish specific regional or national funds to reduce energy poverty; support incentives and instructive measures to help residents save energy consumption; make use of effective, long-term financial leverage to make residential buildings more energy efficient, by introducing incentive measures at European level; provide better information to households by means of targeted information campaigns.
Documents
2013/06/11
EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2013/06/10
EP - Debate in Parliament
Documents
2013/04/30
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
Details
The Committee on Employment and Social Affairs adopted the report by Karima DELLI (Greens/EFA, FR) on social housing in the European Union.
Promoting the social and economic role of social housing: Members recall that access to housing is a fundamental right in the European Union. However, this right is threatened because there is a shortage of affordable social housing, as well as because of the continuing economic and social crisis. In fact, on its own, the market is increasingly incapable of meeting the need for affordable homes, in particular in densely populated urban areas. Moreover rising housing and energy costs are aggravating the risks of disease, poverty and social exclusion. As a consequence, Members call for measures to address these challenges. They express particular concern about the direct and indirect impact of some austerity measures in the context of the current social and economic crisis – such as cuts in housing benefit and social services, the taxation of social housing providers, the cancellation of new housing projects and the selling-off of parts of national social housing stocks.
In this context, Members urge compliance with Article 14 of and Protocol No 26 annexed to the TFEU , under which public authorities are free to determine how the social housing sector is organised and funded. This intervention represents the way for public authorities to respond to the shortcomings of the market in accordance with Articles 16, 30 and 31 of the European Social Charter.
Towards a European Social Housing Policy: Members call on the Commission to:
set out a European social housing action framework for housing policy in such a way as to ensure consistency between the various policy instruments the EU uses to address this issue (State aid, structural funding, energy policy, action to combat poverty and social exclusion, health policy); bring socio-economic indicators, such as social housing investment, within the scheme of the European Semester; clarify the definition of social housing, bearing in mind that it is conceived and managed in different ways in the Member States.
Members stress the need to monitor social investment as part of a ‘social investment pact’ modelled on the Euro Plus Pact and designed to strengthen the Union’s economic and budgetary governance and on the need for social investment targets for the Member States to meet with a view to attaining the social, employment and education objectives laid down under the Europe 2020 strategy.
Members also welcome the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and the Council seeking to impose restrictions on credit agreements relating to residential property and hence contain excessive household debt . They call on the Member States to prevent evicted households from being forced to keep up their mortgage repayments, to ensure that the dramatic social consequences of evictions are effectively dealt with and to find a solution to the social hardship caused to those most affected by the economic crisis and by unemployment.
Members call on the Council to convene a meeting of the housing ministers of the Member States at least once a year to discuss the impact of various EU policies on housing policy and ensure that the economic, social and environmental aspects of the housing sector are mainstreamed more efficiently at EU level.
They propose the establishment of a European Housing Observatory to step up exchanges of good practices, and to develop qualitative and quantitative knowledge about the housing situation in the various countries. Other measures are proposed including giving greater importance to housing and related services under the Social Protection and Social Inclusion Strategy.
Encouraging investment to boost local employment and the green economy:
Members consider that investment in social housing should be considered not only as an expenditure but also as a productive investment. They, therefore, encourage the Member States to start a dialogue with the construction industry in order to develop a better business environment for, and better regulation of, social housing. They underline, in this regard, the considerable leverage effect on investment resulting from the direct impact of the Structural Funds in the social housing sector in the period 2007-2013 and take the view that the amounts to be allocated to the Cohesion Funds under the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2014-2020 should not be less than the amounts under the current MFF . Members welcome the fact that measures to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy use in social and affordable housing will be eligible under ERDF and Cohesion Funds. They stress that residential and commercial buildings account for 40% of final energy consumption and total CO2 emissions in Europe , and that environmentally sustainable building leads to a reduction in building costs and time. In this context, they call for an adequate budget for the 2014-2020 MFF by mobilising all the necessary tools for this: new integrated development tools ( Community-Led Local Development and Integrated Territorial Investment), grants from the Horizon 2020 programme and the use of financial instruments and technical assistance programmes offered by the Structural Funds, the EIB, the EBRD, and the European Energy Efficiency Fund (EEEF).
The green economy: Members call for the access of young people to new ‘green’ jobs and ‘green industries’ to be made easier. They note that the ‘green’ sector can provide a plurality of different employment opportunities, in particular in SMEs or at local level drawing on the European Social Fund (ESF).
Combating poverty and promoting inclusion and social cohesion: Members call on the Member States and the Commission to support and promote innovatory exchanges of good practices in upholding the right to housing for particularly vulnerable and marginalised groups. They expect the Commission to examine to what extent direct support by housing allowances, or indirect support by social housing itself, is a more effective measure to provide affordable housing for social groups who cannot cover their housing needs . Noting that many Member States, faced with budgetary imbalances, are suspending operations, programmes and actions designed to facilitate home acquisition, Members call on them to draw up integrated policies for promoting social inclusion, as well as for guaranteeing universal access to decent, healthy and affordable housing .
Such policies should aim to:
support good-quality and healthy social and ‘very social’ housing; establish clear, minimum housing quality standards, particularly for social housing; promote linkages between social housing expansion programmes and policies for access to other essential public services and services of general interest; address the difficulties commonly encountered by highly vulnerable sections of the population in seeking access to decent housing; schemes reinforcing security of tenure; implement effective prevention policies, in cooperation with organisations of tenants; prepare specific programmes for the homeless based on assessments of the local situation, taking into account the European Typology of Homelessness and Housing Exclusion (ETHOS) model; promote and fund self-building programmes.
Measures are also sought to take into account gender specificity and to address the housing needs of the aged while respecting the principles of fairness and impartiality in the allocation of housing. Members point out that social housing should be structured to avoid both gentrification and ghettoisation . Concerning women, in particular those who are victims of violence, Members call for affordable solutions to alternative forms of emergency and temporary housing to be found and for an increase in the number of shelters and rehabilitation centres for victims. They also call for measures in favour of single mothers, single parents, young families, large families, migrant women, disabled persons and all vulnerable groups.
Combating energy poverty: Members express concern about the growing incidence of energy poverty, which affects 50-125 million Europeans, and which is caused mainly by a combination of low household incomes, poor-quality heating and insulation, and disproportionately high energy costs. They call on the Commission and the Member States to make sure that the deepening of the internal energy market goes hand in hand with measures to protect vulnerable consumers. They believe that the right of access to energy is essential if people are to lead a life of dignity and call for measures to be taken to:
set up specific financial schemes regarding energy costs for the most vulnerable households; establish specific regional or national funds to reduce energy poverty; support incentives and instructive measures to help residents save energy consumption; make use of effective, long-term financial leverage to make residential buildings more energy efficient, in both urban and rural areas by introducing incentive measures at European level; introduce grants to install energy efficient solutions and microgeneration of renwable energies in social housing; encourage energy efficiency measures with a view to combating respiratory infections and allergies; provide better information to households by means of targeted information campaigns.
Documents
2013/04/23
EP - Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
2013/04/03
EP - Committee opinion
Documents
2013/03/21
EP - Committee opinion
Documents
2013/03/05
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
Documents
2013/01/28
EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2012/11/27
EP - CARONNA Salvatore (S&D) appointed as rapporteur in REGI
2012/11/22
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
2012/11/06
EP - KLEVA KEKUŠ Mojca (S&D) appointed as rapporteur in FEMM
2012/10/26
EP - DELLI Karima (Verts/ALE) appointed as rapporteur in EMPL
Documents
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2013)626
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T7-0246/2013
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A7-0155/2013
- Committee opinion: PE504.016
- Committee opinion: PE504.250
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE506.094
- Committee draft report: PE504.103
- Committee draft report: PE504.103
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE506.094
- Committee opinion: PE504.250
- Committee opinion: PE504.016
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2013)626
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| Amendments | Dossier |
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2012/2293(INI)
2013/02/25
REGI
49 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses the crucial role played by the European Parliament, and in particular its Committee on Regional Development, with regard of combating social exclusion and poverty in ensuring social housing was eligible for funding under past and current European programmes and in making social housing available through funds;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the Commission's proposals for a regulation laying down common provisions (COM(2012)0496), a regulation on specific provisions concerning the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) (COM(2011)0614) and a regulation on the European Social Fund (ESF) (COM(2011)0607 final/2), which make full provision for priority investment in energy-efficiency improvements, the promotion of renewable energy sources, integrated sustainable urban development measures and action to combat
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the Commission's proposals for a regulation laying down common provisions (COM(2012)0496), a regulation on specific provisions concerning the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) (COM(2011)0614) and a regulation on the European Social Fund (ESF) (COM(2011)0607 final/2), which make full provision for priority investment in energy-efficiency improvements, the promotion of renewable energy sources, integrated sustainable urban development measures and action to combat exclusion by providing marginalised communities, especially vulnerable groups of women such as migrants, women from minority groups, elderly, disabled persons and single mothers, with access to high-quality housing and social services at affordable prices;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the Commission's proposals for a regulation laying down common provisions (COM(2012)0496), a regulation on specific provisions concerning the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) (COM(2011)0614), a regulation on the Cohesion Fund (CF) (COM(2011)0612), and a regulation on the European Social Fund (ESF) (COM(2011)0607 final/2), which make full provision for priority investment in energy- efficiency improvements, the promotion of renewable energy sources,
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the Commission’s proposals for a regulation laying down common provisions (COM(2012)0496), a regulation on specific provisions concerning the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) (COM(2011)0614) and a regulation on the European Social Fund (ESF) (COM(2011)0607 final/2), which make full provision for priority investment in energy-efficiency improvements, the promotion of renewable energy sources, integrated sustainable urban development measures, measures to support the co- operative and voluntary sectors of the economy and action to combat exclusion by providing marginalised communities with access to high-quality housing and social services at affordable prices
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the Commission's proposals for a regulation laying down common provisions (COM(2012)0496), a regulation on specific provisions concerning the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) (COM(2011)0614) and a regulation on the European Social Fund (ESF) (COM(2011)0607 final/2), which make full provision for priority investment in energy-efficiency improvements, the promotion of renewable energy sources, integrated sustainable urban and territorial development measures and action to combat exclusion by providing marginalised communities with access to high-quality housing and social services at affordable prices;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Encourages the Member States to
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Encourages the Member States to cooperate with local and regional authorities, in accordance with the principle of multi-level governance, to establish priorities and methods of using – on a joint basis, wherever possible – the ERDF, the ESF, and, in the case of social housing in rural areas and small and medium-sized towns, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD); considers that greater integration of the Structural Funds could encourage the sustainable development of disadvantaged areas, thus avoiding the pernicious effects of segregation and promoting social homogeneity and cohesion; in that respect, stresses the importance of further promoting actions with the aim of dealing with homelessness in urban areas; hopes that technical assistance programmes and specialised funds will be
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Encourages the Member States to cooperate with local and regional authorities in order to reduce the inequalities between territories and move towards greater social specialisation in public housing, in accordance with the principle of multi-level governance, to establish priorities and methods of using – on a joint basis, wherever possible – the ERDF, the ESF, and, in the case of social housing in rural areas and small and medium-sized towns, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD); considers that greater integration of the Structural Funds could encourage the sustainable development of disadvantaged areas, thus avoiding the pernicious effects of segregation and promoting social homogeneity and cohesion; hopes that technical assistance programmes and specialised funds will be maintained and extended;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses the
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Encourages the Member States to
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Encourages the Member States to cooperate with local and regional authorities, or their representing organisations, in accordance with the principle of multi-level governance, to establish priorities and methods of using – on a joint basis, wherever possible – the ERDF, the ESF, and, in the case of social housing in rural areas and small and medium-sized towns, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD); considers that greater integration of the Structural Funds could encourage the sustainable development of disadvantaged areas, thus avoiding the pernicious effects of segregation and promoting social homogeneity and cohesion; hopes that technical assistance
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Encourages the Member States to cooperate with local and regional authorities, in accordance with the principle of multi-level governance, to establish priorities and methods of using – on a joint basis, wherever possible – the ERDF, the ESF, and, in the case of social housing in rural areas and small and medium-sized towns, to prevent depopulation in such areas, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD); considers that greater integration of the Structural Funds could encourage the sustainable development of disadvantaged areas, thus avoiding the pernicious effects of segregation and promoting social homogeneity and cohesion; hopes that technical assistance programmes and specialised funds will be maintained and extended;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Encourages the Member States to cooperate with local and regional authorities, in accordance with the principle of multi-level governance, to establish priorities and methods of using – on a joint basis, wherever possible – the ERDF, the ESF, and, in the case of social housing in rural areas and small and medium-sized towns, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD); considers that greater integration of the Structural Funds could encourage the sustainable development of disadvantaged areas, thus avoiding the pernicious effects of segregation and promoting social homogeneity
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Encourages the Member States to cooperate with local and regional authorities, in accordance with the principle of multi-level governance, to establish priorities and methods of using – on a joint basis, wherever possible – the ERDF, the CF, the ESF, and, in the case of social housing in rural areas and small and medium-sized towns, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD); considers that greater integration of the Structural and Investment Funds could encourage the sustainable development of
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the Member States and regional and local authorities to devise ways of bringing about low-cost housing construction, for example by making publicly owned land available free of charge for public and cooperative housing promoters;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Notes that social housing is created and managed in different manners in the Member States, with ownership of housing often being at differing levels of local, regional and national governments and in some case, in private hands; asks that this be taken into account as to allow for all social housing to be eligible for available funding, including for energy efficiency projects;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the European Investment Bank, in close consultation with local and regional authorities, to increase investment in the social housing sector;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Urges the Member States and the relevant authorities to ensure their housing and social housing policies are geared to creating a broad social mix; stresses the importance of preventing and reducing segregation and harmful differentiation in residential areas in order to maintain social cohesion; points out that the construction of new social housing should not lead to ‘ghettoisation’ and the renovation of existing housing should not lead to ‘gentrification’;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes that investment in social housing can help to improve territorial cohesion and fulfil the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy; considers that such investment also plays a part in more far- reaching policies and has a beneficial impact on the local economy in terms of job creation, social inclusion, support for local SMEs, promoting occupational mobility, public health and environmental protection, safeguarding the climate and reducing energy dependence; encourages Member States and all stakeholders to give social housing investment a prominent place in national reform programmes and in the shaping of strategic priorities under partnership agreements for the period 2014-2020; reaffirms the need to retain an ambitious budget for the 2014-2020 multiannual financial framework, particularly as regards cohesion policy;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses the crucial role played by the European Parliament, and in particular its Committee on Regional Development, in ensuring social housing was eligible for funding under past and current European programmes; highlights the need to ensure targeted support to the countries that face alarming increase of unemployment and poverty;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes that investment in social housing plays a part in more far-reaching policies and has a direct beneficial impact on the local economy in terms of job creation, social inclusion of the most deprived, support for local SMEs, public
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes that investment in social housing plays a part in
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes that investment in social housing plays a part in more far-reaching policies and has a beneficial impact on the local economy in terms of job creation, social inclusion, wealth, support for local SMEs, public health and environmental protection; points out that energy efficiency and renewable energy measures in social housing can also play a fundamental role in achieving the EU 2020 goals;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes that investment in social housing plays a part in more far-reaching policies and has a beneficial impact on the local economy in terms of growth and of job creation, social inclusion and fight against the poverty, impoverishment and social segregation, support for local SMEs, public health and environmental protection;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes that investment in social housing plays a part in more far-reaching policies, including gender mainstreaming policies, and has a beneficial impact on the local economy in terms of job creation, social inclusion, support for local micro enterprises and SMEs, public health and environmental protection;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes that investment in social housing plays a part in more far-reaching policies and has a beneficial impact on the local economy in terms of job creation, social inclusion, support for local SMEs,
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Calls on Member States to facilitate and speed up the reallocation of unused monies from the Structural Funds to energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in the social housing sector during the 2007-2013 programme planning period, having regard to the conclusions of the European Compact for Growth and Jobs;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Calls on Member States and local and regional authorities to help ensure the provision of social housing which is sound, fit to live in, energy-efficient and affordable, including for the most disadvantaged families, and particularly in the densely-populated areas where the demand is greatest; considers that the provision of such housing must be accompanied by measures to ensure access to other public services and services in the general interest and by measures to combat urban sprawl;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion 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 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Considers that investment in social housing can play a concrete and effective role in improving Europe's economic governance, social and regional cohesion by, in particular, countering property price bubbles and their disruptive effect on society and macroeconomic stability, particularly in this time period facing the social consequences of the economic and financial crisis, the budgetary adjustment and low growth rate in the EU.
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion 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
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Considers that investment in
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Considers that investment in social housing can play a concrete, adequate 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.
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Considers that investment in social housing can play a concrete and effective role - which should receive more attention in connection with the Union’s economic and budgetary governance - in improving Europe’s economic governance by, in particular, countering property price bubbles and their disruptive effect on society and macroeconomic stability.
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the Member States to tackle speculative tendencies in housing construction by means of statutory regulation;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Recommends that the Member States should make every effort both to eliminate discrimination in the distribution of social housing and to simplify the procedures for applying for and allocating such housing, taking account of the particular situation affecting disadvantaged persons;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Attaches particular importance, bearing in mind the social imbalances that exist in Europe, notably in the countries which recently joined the EU, to the European Union's efforts to support disadvantaged social classes, in particular as regards the provision of housing; recommends that strict rules be applied to ensure that funds awarded by the EU for the construction of social housing are used in the most vulnerable areas;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Notes that housing is a valuable social good, for which Member States bear special responsibility;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 c (new) 5c. Calls on the Commission to compile information on the extent to which Member States implement or promote housing construction measures using their own resources;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 d (new) 5d. Proposes an exchange of experience and opinions between the Member States and promoters of publicly subsidised housing construction measures in Europe;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Recommends that the Commission take account of the progress made by local authorities to date in the field of housing for disadvantaged persons, and that it give consideration to priorities at local and regional level in connection with the future allocation of funding;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Notes that the concept of social housing varies from one Member State to another; considers, however, that it would not be appropriate to establish a single European definition of the term; considers that it is up to individual Member States to decide on the definition, and organise the provision, of social housing;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Urges the Commission, taking due account of existing best practice in a number of Member States, to review the definition of social housing so as to include further categories of beneficiaries;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the Commission's proposals for a regulation laying down common provisions (COM(2012)0496), a regulation on specific provisions concerning the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) (COM(2011)0614) and a
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59 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph A A. whereas
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph D D. whereas the financial and economic crisis has
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph D D. whereas the financial and economic crisis further enhanced non-employment and has increased the unemployment rate among women and prevented greater progress in providing disadvantaged women with housing options;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph D D. whereas the financial and economic crisis has increased the unemployment rate among women and prevented greater progress in providing disadvantaged women with housing options; whereas low income and unemployment make it difficult for women to access bank loans and finance;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph D D. whereas the financial and economic crisis has increased the unemployment rate among women (especially among the young ones and the generation 50+) and prevented greater progress in providing disadvantaged women with adequate housing options;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph D D. whereas the financial and economic crisis has increased the unemployment rate among women
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph D D. whereas the financial and economic crisis
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Recital D a (new) Da. whereas the economic difficulties have led to austerity measures, particularly in the public sector, and, in many EU Member States, the public sector is one of the sectors dominated by women, women’s wages have been greatly reduced and therefore more and more women are among the poorest sections of the population in the European Union;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph D a (new) D a. whereas the effects of the crisis overlap with a pre-existing situation in which women are often the victims of stereotypes and discrimination in both house purchasing and renting, due to their limited financial resources and because single women and female single- adult headed families with children are often regarded as riskier renters or unreliable subjects in terms of repayment and breaking off the lease due to family resettling.
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph E E. whereas single mothers, young families,
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Recital E E. whereas single mothers, young families, women in poorly paid jobs, 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, which particularly applies to elderly women on small pensions;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph A a (new) Aa. whereas Article 11 of the United Nations International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights1 recognises ‘the right of everyone to an adequate standard of living for himself and his family, including adequate food, clothing and housing, and to the continuous improvement of living conditions. The States Parties will take appropriate steps to ensure the realization of this right, recognizing to this effect the essential importance of international cooperation based on free consent.’; __________________ 1 General Assembly, Resolution 2200 A (XXI), 16.12.1966
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion 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 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph E E. whereas single mothers, young families, young people at the start of their careers, migrant women, people with disabilities, women from minority groups and
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph E E. whereas single mothers, young families, young people at the start of their careers, migrant women, people with disabilities, women from minority groups, women who are victims of domestic violence and the elderly are especially affected by the lack of social housing;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph E a (new) E a. Whereas homelessness is often perceived as affecting mostly men, however, research has shown that the typical form of homelessness among women appears to be "hidden homelessness", whereas women's strategies to avoid ending up in the street by staying at family or friends are in no way appropriate solutions,
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph E b (new) E b. Whereas in some Member States mass evictions have forced families and single mothers to live on the street and this situation has lead to people, including elderly women, committing suicide.
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph E c (new) E c. Whereas the economic crisis and the housing market prices, reduce the capability for women to divorce or end co- habitation, limiting their freedom and making them more vulnerable to gender- based domestic violence.
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that the Member States should increase the number of affordable housing options and support women in achieving financial independence, by providing them with conditions more conducive to reconciling work and family life; expresses its concern about Country Specific Recommendations aimed at limiting Member States' social housing sector as well as the Commission's restrictive approach in competition policy by limiting the qualification of SSGI to social housing for socially disadvantaged persons only;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that the Member States should increase the number of affordable housing options and support women in achieving financial independence, by providing them with conditions more conducive to reconciling work and family life having in mind their pressing daily schedules and challenges;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Stresses the pressing lack of adequate housing options, adapted to meet the needs of older people and people with disabilities, more specifically, housing that enables them to live independently for as long as possible.
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph A b (new) Ab. whereas social housing policy is an integral part of services of general economic interest to help meet housing needs, facilitate access to property, promote the quality of living space, improve existing living space and adapt housing expenditure to the family situation and resources of the occupiers, while leaving scope for effort on their part;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1 c. Emphasizes the need for transparent housing policies in order to provide a crucial contribution to gender equality.
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that in 2009 there were seven times more single mothers than single fathers;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that in 2009 there were seven times more single mothers than single fathers; stresses that single mothers should therefore be given priority when it comes to the allocation of social housing; whereas when the economic crisis first began, it had a greater impact on men than on women; but as the crisis was progressing it increased the unemployment rate of more women than men;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that in 2009 there were seven times more single mothers than single fathers;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses that, while it is essential for social housing to exist which is suitable for various people in need of assistance, it is equally important for such housing to be available at an affordable rent, for which reason ‘reasonable rent’ should be taken to mean a rent below the market rate;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Recalls that social housing policies play an important role in combating child poverty through the eradication of family poverty and the prevention of the intergenerational transmission of disadvantage;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Member States to collaborate with the private sector and to invest in social housing neighbourhoods and thus to provide a stable and secure environment, in particular for vulnerable groups such as
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Member States to invest in social housing neighbourhoods and thus to provide a stable and secure environment, in particular for vulnerable groups such as women in poorly paid jobs, young families, young people at the start of their careers, migrant women, people with disabilities, women from minority groups and the elderly, particularly elderly women on small pensions;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph A c (new) Ac. whereas social housing should be marked by a good relationship between quality and purchase price or rent, should permit energy saving and should be located in an environment which includes green spaces and is suitable for different generations, taking account of the specific needs of children and older persons;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Member States to invest in social housing neighbourhoods and thus to provide a stable and secure environment, in particular for vulnerable groups such as young families, single parent families, young people at the start of their careers, migrant women, people with disabilities, women from minority groups and the elderly;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Member States to
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Member States to invest in social housing
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Stresses that the different facets of homelessness among women must be addressed in a holistic way and should form an integral part of all EU policy frameworks, urges the Commission and the Member States to carry out systematic gender impact assessments and monitoring of homeless women's specific situation and needs,
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Calls on the Member States to promote assisted living environment projects and promote the construction of affordable, adapted and energy efficient housing.
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Notes the general trend towards restricting the provision of social housing, therefore calls on the Member States to include the often excluded middle class families in social housing programmes as they might suffer from material deprivation as well as other households due to the economic crisis;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion 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
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion 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 48 #
Draft opinion 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 and affordable housing for domestic violence victims
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion 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 gender sensitive policies
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph A d (new) Ad. whereas the enforceable right to housing is a fundamental right for every individual and a condition for access to social existence, private life and family life and the ability to look after one’s self, to rest, to find a job, to have a bank account or to vote in elections; whereas housing is therefore fundamental to the actual exercise of all other fundamental rights;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion 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
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Member States to carry out gender-based analysis as part of all housing policies and programmes; stresses that all statistical data must be broken down by gender and that more research is needed in order to ascertain exactly how housing policies can support women having in mind the women's multifaceted role as single-parents, carers for family members and for disabled persons.
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Member States to carry out gender-based analysis as part of all housing policies and programmes particularly taking into account gender disparity in income and financial resources; stresses that all data must be broken down by gender and that more research is needed in order to ascertain exactly how housing policies can support women.
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Member States to carry out gender-based analysis as part of all social housing policies and programmes; stresses that all data must be broken down by gender and that more research is needed in order to ascertain exactly how housing policies can support women.
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Member States to carry out
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Welcomes Directive 2011/0062 on credit agreements relating to residential property and notes that many families with mortgages have been victims of abusive closures; calls for an exceptional steps to be taken to guarantee housing rights all over Europe; calls on Member State to ensure that the dramatic social consequences of evictions are effectively dealt with;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. notes that housing policies and programmes need to be developed in consultation with women with low incomes and from different social backgrounds in order to see which policies correspond better to women's needs.
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Welcomes citizens’ action to assert the enforceable right to social housing and notes by way of good practice the Wresinski Professional Network for Urban Living, which brings together town planners, architects, members of high-rise building societies, elected representatives, tenants’ associations, associations for social inclusion through housing, family associations, etc. to pursue a citizens’ approach to the enforceable right to social housing;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5 b. Stresses the need for Member States to ensure sufficient availability of shelters for victims of violence;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Suggests that the competent national and regional authorities adopt measures to ensure effective access to housing as part of a set of public or public-private partnership (PPP) measures to assist families; recalls that the Commission identified both the lack and the cost of housing as one reason for the low birth- rate common to all the Member States1; __________________ 1 Green Paper ‘Confronting demographic change: a new solidarity between the generations’, COM(2005) 94 final, pages 2, 3 and 5
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph B Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph B a (new) B a. whereas women with low income often find themselves in severe housing problems and are therefore at greater risk of living in unsafe and unhealthy environments;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph C C. whereas the gender pay gap and, consequently, the gender pension gap
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph C C. whereas the gender pay gap and, consequently, the gender pension gap are still one of the main reasons why women find themselves below the poverty line at a later stage in their lives;
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326 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 – having regard to the Treaty on European Union, in particular Article 3(3) thereof, and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, in particular Articles 9, 148, 151, 153 and 160 thereof and Protocol 26 thereto, on services of general interest,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 37 a (new) - having regard to the Commission Decision of 20 December 2011 on the application of Article 106(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to State aid in the form of public service compensation granted to certain undertakings entrusted with the operation of services of general economic interest2, __________________ 2 OJ L 7/3, 11.01.2012.
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Asks the Commission to include social indicators such as investments in social housing within the framework of the European Semester and that these indicators should be evaluated on equal footing with macro-economic imbalances;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Takes the view, therefore, that targeted social housing investment should be made a key strand of Union and Member State economic and employment policies and crisis-response strategies, with a view to meeting the social, employment and environmental objectives laid down under the Europe 2020 strategy;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises the need for tighter monitoring of social investment as part of a ‘social investment pact’ designed to strengthen the Union’s economic and budgetary governance and including investment in social housing; calls on the Commission to monitor social investment more closely, using a scoreboard based on indicators of investment at Member-State and EU level, which, in connection with social housing investment, takes account of changes in housing costs and in the number of people waiting to be allocated housing in the Member States;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises the need for tighter monitoring of social investment as part of a social investment pact modelled on the Euro Plus Pact and designed to strengthen the Union’s economic and budgetary governance and including investment in social housing, and for social investment targets which the Member States would be required to meet with a view to attaining the social, employment and education objectives laid down under the Europe 2020 strategy; welcomes the conclusions of the European Council meeting held in December 2012, which stress that ‘the possibilities offered by the EU's existing fiscal framework to balance productive public investment needs with fiscal discipline objectives can be exploited in the preventive arm of the Stability and Growth Pact’, thus bearing out the validity of this proposal;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises the need
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises the need for tighter monitoring of social investment as part of a social investment pact designed to strengthen the Union's economic and budgetary governance and including investment in social housing; further calls on all Member States to ratify the Revised European Social Charter, with special regard to Article 31;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Takes the view that residents' and tenants' organisations should be involved in defining the housing strategies to be implemented by the Member States;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 37 a (new) - having regard to its resolution of 15 November 2011 on reform of the EU state aid rules on Services of General Economic Interest1, __________________ 1 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2011)0494.
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Emphasises the need for social innovation to be supported both by the European platform against poverty and social exclusion and by the research Framework Programme in order to analyse new policies aiming to improve access to housing and reduce homelessness;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on Member States and the Commission to take greater account of social housing investment in the European Semester process by including in it an evaluation of targets for combating and preventing property bubbles, which undermine macroeconomic and social stability; takes the view that social housing investment should not be taken into account in calculations relating to the 3% budget deficit target;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on the Commission to modify the criteria contained in the December 2011 Package of State Aids for Economic Services of General Interest restricting social housing assistance concessions to the most vulnerable social categories; Calls on the Commission and Member States to take measures to overcome the difficulties caused by these restrictions;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to take action in response to the social hardship caused to those most affected by the economic crisis and unemployment who are being evicted and deprived of their homes; notes that this is occurring against a backdrop of major public assistance initiatives designed to put the financial system back on a sound footing;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Calls on the Commission to warn Member States, in its country-specific recommendations, when reforms are likely to threaten investment in social or affordable housing and not to issue recommendations regarding the size of the social housing sector in Member States; criticises the fact that, as part of fiscal consolidation programmes and in line with specific recommendations made by the Commission on housing market action, some Member States are squeezing capacity in the sector by taxing social housing providers;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Welcomes the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and the Council of 31 March 2011 (2011/0062) seeking to impose restrictions on credit agreements relating to residential property and hence contain excessive household debt; calls on the Member States to prevent evicted households being forced to keep up their mortgage repayments;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 d (new) 4d. Calls on the Council to convene a meeting of the housing ministers of the Member States at least once a year to discuss the impact of various EU policies on housing policy and ensure that the economic, social and environmental aspects of the housing sector are mainstreamed more efficiently at EU level, with the involvement of stakeholders such as social housing bodies, associations representing occupants and associations seeking to facilitate access to housing;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 41 a (new) - having regard to Eurofound ) Third European Quality of Life Survey - Quality of life in Europe: Impacts of the crisis2, __________________ 2 http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publicati ons/htmlFiles/eFI264.htm.
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Proposes the establishment of the European Housing Observatory to develop qualitative and quantitative knowledge about the housing situation in
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Proposes the establishment of the European Housing Observatory to develop knowledge about the housing situation in the various countries, especially social housing, on the basis of reliable statistical indicators; stresses the need for the regular publication of EUROSTAT indicators (price, quality) regarding the housing dimension of social integration, together with regional and local statistics, so to as to assess what progress is being made;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Proposes the establishment of the European Housing Observatory to develop knowledge about the housing situation in the various countries, especially social housing, on the basis of reliable statistical indicators and including the most relevant social factors;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Proposes the establishment of the European Housing Observatory to develop knowledge about the housing situation in the various countries, especially social housing, on the basis of reliable statistical indicators; tenants and residents organisations should be formally involved in the Observatory;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Proposes the establishment of the European Housing Observatory to develop knowledge about the housing situation in the various countries, especially social
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Proposes the establishment of the European Housing Observatory to develop knowledge about the housing situation in the various countries, especially social housing, on the basis of reliable statistical indicators; demands that organisations of inhabitants and tenants are formally involved in the Housing Observatory;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. notes that a definition of social housing and of the beneficiaries should be the result of a democratic discussion process in order to take into account different traditions of the Member States;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Notes the growing impoverishment of the elderly in all the Member States and accordingly seeks the inclusion in the new European Innovation Partnership (EIP) on active and healthy ageing, which coordinates research in this area, of affordable measures specifically designed to ensure that the elderly are allowed to stay in their homes as long as possible; notes in this connection that action to improve current housing accessibility is a reasonable and feasible way of reducing assistance requirements by encouraging people develop closer links with their home and facilitating their social integration by measures to enhance their independence as individuals;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to give greater importance to housing and related services under the Social Protection and Social Inclusion Strategy and through measures to alleviate homelessness and reduce housing exclusion on the basis of joint national indicators and encourage exchanges of good practice in effectively implementing the right to housing;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Urges the Commission to review regularly the impact of its decisions on social housing in certain Member States, taking account of the accessibility of low- rent housing, State aids for social housing, the market impact on the private housing sector and the consequences for social cohesion as a whole;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 41 b (new) - having regard to Eurofound report on Household debts advisory services in the European Union, __________________ 1 http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2011/89 1/fr/1/EF11891FR.pdf.
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the Member States to step up exchanges of good practice regarding social housing; urges the Commission as a member of the Troika, particularly in respect of Member States implementing the Memorandum of Understanding, to step up dialogue for the creation of an effective social housing network as a profitable social investment which will, on the one hand, create new jobs and, on the other, help protect vulnerable categories from poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Calls on the Member States to define a maximum spending level for housing costs in order to prevent households to spend more than 30% of their income on housing and energy costs;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Calls for EU mortgage provisions to incorporate best practices which are as favourable as possible to consumers; urges the inclusion of procedures for the renegotiation and rescheduling of debt repayments for insolvent individuals and families;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 1 a (new) Include housing investments in a social investment pact
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Urges Member States to redouble their efforts to include social housing investment in their medium and long- term budgetary objectives, in their national reform programmes and in the strategic axes of the 2014-2020 Partnership Contact; calls on the European Council and Commission to monitor more effectively the implementation and achievement of the social objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 c (new) 5c. Notes that, in order to secure proper implementation of employment and social targets, the recently developed system for macroeconomic and budgetary surveillance in the EU must be supplemented by improved monitoring of social policies and social housing investments ; calls, therefore, on the Commission to consider developing a scoreboard of common social investment indicators for monitoring the progress made in the Member States and at Union level in this regard;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 d (new) 5d. Calls on the Member States to include social housing investments in the conclusion of a ‘social investment pact’, laying down investment objectives and creating an enhanced monitoring mechanism so as to step up efforts to achieve the social, employment and environment objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy. This ‘Social Investment Pact’ would contain a list of specific measures in form of social investments to be taken by Member States within a given timeframe in order to meet social housing targets and combat energy poverty in line with the social, employment and environment objectives of the Annual Growth Survey and National Reform Programmes; this should be subject to a regular surveillance framework with a strong role for the European Commission and the European Parliament and the involvement of all relevant formations of the Council;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Emphasises how the social housing sector plays a contracyclical role, promoting economic recovery through support for the construction and renovation industries and the sustainable, non- relocatable local employment they provide,
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Emphasises how the housing sector and, in particular the social housing sector, plays a contracyclical
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Emphasises how the social housing sector plays a contracyclical role, promoting economic recovery through support for the construction and renovation industries and the sustainable, non- relocatable local employment they provide, thanks notably to the labour-intensive nature of the sector, the development of green
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 41 c (new) - having regard to Eurofound report on Living conditions of the Roma: Substandard housing and health2, __________________ 2 http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2012/02/ en/1/EFI20EN.pdf.
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Emphasises how the social housing sector plays a contracyclical role, promoting economic recovery through support for the construction and renovation industries and the sustainable, non- relocatable local employment they provide, thanks notably to the labour-intensive nature of the sector, the development of green business as part of the local economy and the knock-on effects on the rest of the economy; further encourages Member States to start a dialogue with the construction industry in order to develop a better business environment and regulation for social housing, with special regard to the establishment of building targets, the arrangement of infrastructural costs and supply of development land;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Notes that this green sector can provide a plurality of different employment opportunities ranging from entry level and less skilled jobs to highly skilled knowledge sector employment; notes the role of SMEs in providing such employment in the green economy; highlights the potential for such SMEs offer in work training, apprenticeships and local outreach schemes, which can provide employment opportunities to socially disadvantaged individuals;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Emphasises the importance of strengthening the economic multiplier effects of investments in social housing, which are even more significant in times of economic lull or recessions;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Stresses that one of the most important aspects of investment in social housing, as in the case of other forms of social investment, is the reconciliation of social, economic and environmental objectives and that it should therefore be considered as not only expenditure but also productive investment;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Takes the view that the amounts to be allocated to the Cohesion Funds under the MFF 2014-2020 should not be less than the amounts under the current MFF, so that adequate funding is guaranteed for the ERDF, in particular the investment priority 'promoting social inclusion and combating poverty - support for physical and economic regeneration of deprived urban and rural communities';
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Recognises that many Member States have already put in place effective social housing policies and believes that the role of the EU in this context should be to facilitate the exchange of best practice across Member States;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Stresses the need to take action in the countries most affected by the economic crisis and unemployment to introduce a programme of assistance for the growing number of persons faced with eviction and foreclosure, offering alternative solutions such as low-rent accommodation for example;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Advocates making priority investment in heat efficiency and in the use of renewables in social housing, as well as integrated projects for sustainable urban development, access to housing for marginalised communities
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Advocates making priority investment in heat efficiency and in the use of renewables in social housing, as well as integrated projects for sustainable urban development, equal access to housing for marginalised communities and the promotion of social enterprises, eligible for Structural Fund support in the 2014-2020 budgetary period;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Advocates making priority investment in
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 43 a (new) – having regard to the Commission Guidelines of 15 May 2012 on best practice to limit, mitigate or compensate soil sealing (SWD(2012)0101),
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8.
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Advocates making priority investment in heat efficiency and in the use of renewables in social and affordable housing, as well as integrated projects for sustainable urban
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Advocates making priority investment in heat efficiency and in the use of renewables in social housing, as well as integrated projects for sustainable urban development, access to housing for marginalised communities and the promotion of social enterprises, eligible for Structural Fund support in the 2014-2020
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Advocates making priority investment in heat efficiency and in the use of renewables in social housing, as well as integrated projects for sustainable urban development, access to housing for marginalised communities, so as to promote social inclusion and measures to combat poverty, the transition from institutional to community-based services and the promotion of social enterprises, eligible for
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Advocates making priority investment in heat efficiency and in the use of renewables in social housing, as well as integrated projects for sustainable urban development, access to housing for marginalised communities and the promotion of social enterprises and cooperatives, eligible for Structural Fund support in the 2014-2020 budgetary period;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Advocates making priority investment in heat efficiency and in the use of renewables in social housing, as well as integrated projects for sustainable urban development, access to housing for marginalised communities and the promotion of social enterprises and non- profit making housing cooperatives, eligible for
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Advocates making priority investment in heat efficiency and in the use of renewables in social housing, as well as integrated projects for sustainable urban development, access to housing for marginalised communities and the promotion of social enterprises and housing co-operatives, eligible for Structural Fund support in the 2014-2020 budgetary period;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Advocates making priority investment in heat efficiency and in the use of renewables in social housing, as well as integrated projects for sustainable urban development, access to housing for marginalised communities and the promotion of social enterprises and housing cooperatives, eligible for Structural Fund support in the 2014-2020 budgetary period;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Advocates making priority investment in heat efficiency and in the use of renewables in social housing, as well as integrated projects for sustainable urban development, access to housing for
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Regards such measures as necessary and considers that they must go hand in hand with the provisions of the energy efficiency directive and be accompanied by the necessary investment funding, not only from the ERDF but also through the establishment of a European dedicated investment fund;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 43 a (new) - having regard to the Commission’s Employment and Social Developments in Europe Review 2012 of 8 January 20131, __________________ 1 http://ec.europa.eu/social/main/jsp?cat/d=738€lar gId=en€pubId=7315.
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Encourages Member States and all the relevant bodies to give
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Encourages Member States and all stakeholders to give social housing and investment a prominent place in national reform programmes and in the shaping of strategic priorities under partnership agreements for the period 2014-2020;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Encourages Member States and all the
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Encourages Member States and all the relevant bodies to give social and non- profit making cooperative housing investment a prominent place in national reform programmes and in the shaping of strategic priorities under partnership agreements for the period 2014-2020;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Encourages Member States and all the relevant bodies to give social housing investment and a strengthening of the non-profit making housing sector a prominent place in national reform programmes and in the shaping of strategic priorities under partnership agreements for the period 2014-2020;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Encourages Member States and all the relevant bodies to give social housing investment a prominent place in national reform programmes and in the shaping of strategic priorities under partnership agreements for the period 2014-2020 as well as to reflect their planned housing measures in the National Roma Inclusion Strategies;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Calls on the Member States to make greater use of private law instruments to facilitate the provision of social housing, such as long lease arrangements, obviating the need to purchase land for building purposes, and continued individual ownership of social housing by encouraging lessor usufruct arrangements;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Stresses that residential and commercial buildings account for 40% of final energy consumption and total CO2 emissions in Europe and that environmentally sustainable building leads to a reduction in building costs and time, a drastic reduction of the environmental impact and energy consumption and, accordingly, of housing-related management costs;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Urges Member States to retain an a
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 43 b (new) – having regard to the Commission Social Investment Package of 20 February 2013,
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Urges
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Urges
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Urges Member States to retain an ambitious budget for the 2014-2020 multiannual financial framework, identifying cohesion policy as a driver of recovery; calls on Member States to facilitate and speed up the reallocation of unused monies from the Structural Funds to energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in the social housing sector and neighbourhood management in deprived communities to ensure a stable and secure environment during the 2007-2013 programme planning period, having regard to the conclusions of the European Compact for Growth and Jobs;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Urges Member States to retain an ambitious budget for the 2014-2020 multiannual financial framework, identifying cohesion policy as a driver of recovery; calls on Member States to facilitate and speed up the reallocation of unused monies from the Structural Funds to energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in the social housing sector and neighbourhood management in deprived communities to ensure a stable and secure environment during the 20
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Calls on the Member States, their managing authorities and the Commission to include housing stakeholders, residents’ associations and associations for access to housing among their closest interlocutors for the drawing up monitoring and assessment of partnership agreements and operational programmes; stresses the importance of new integrated development tools (Community-Led Local Development et Integrated Territorial Investment) for integrated housing strategies in which social housing organisations and occupants would figure prominently;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls on Member States to encourage recourse to Horizon 2020 grants and the use of financial instruments and project- development assistance programmes offered by the Structural Funds, the EIB, the EBRD and the Foundation for Environmental Education in Europe (FEEE) to stimulate the construction and renovation of social and affordable housing to a high standard;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls on Member States to encourage recourse to Horizon 2020 grants and the use of financial instruments and
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls on Member States to encourage recourse to Horizon 2020 grants and the use of financial instruments and project- development assistance programmes offered by the Structural Funds, the EIB, the EBRD and the Foundation for Environmental Education in Europe (FEEE) to stimulate the construction and renovation of social housing to a high standard and furthermore to seek ways to apply the modified European Regional Development Fund regulation in order to provide housing for marginalized communities;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls on Member States to encourage in a coordinated manner recourse to Horizon 2020 grants and the use of financial instruments and project- development assistance programmes offered by the Structural Funds, the EIB, the EBRD
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Warns against the risk of creating social ghettos by providing state-funded housing programs; calls for financial incentives that aim to develop common and mixed private and social housing space with flexible occupancy commitments;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Calls on the Member States for energy-related housing renovation in the context of social cohesion to remain eligible for European Union structural funds, while giving each region greater flexibility in terms of the amount of funding allocated to this activity; believes that the Structural Funds must make effective use of the partnership principle and that the Member States must be encouraged to cooperate with local and regional authorities to set priorities and determine how the funding should be used;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Proposes that the funding of social housing should be thus structured that lifetime rent control for buildings is established; points out that this achieves a maximum effect of taxes allocated and provides affordable rental flats for future young generations;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Calls on the EIB to place greater emphasis on the social and affordable housing sector when setting its investment priorities, in particular in those Member States which do not have a public housing bank, whilst relaxing the terms under which it grants loans, and to determine the scope for using project bonds as an instrument to finance social infrastructure, such as housing;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Welcomes the Commission’s proposals concerning the ERDF and ESF regulations, under which priority investments in the sphere of the thermal renovation of social housing, access to high-quality affordable housing for marginalised communities, integrated sustainable urban development measures and measures to promote local firms would be eligible for support under the Structural Funds during the period 2014- 2020;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Urges the Member States to support the activities of housing cooperatives, which are a valuable tool for the affordable purchase of a first home; cooperatives are also an effective tool for promoting urban regeneration initiatives, creating synergies with local communities and curbing the flight from towns and cities;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Asks the Commission to make other potential sources of financing available to Member States for the development and renovation of social housing stock as forms of social investment, and to retain the reduced rates of VAT that apply to such investment, given the labour-intensive
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Asks the Commission to make other potential sources of financing available to Member States for the development and renovation of social housing stock as forms of social investment, and to retain the reduced rates of VAT that apply to such investment, given the labour-intensive nature of the sector and its very limited impact on cross-border trade within the EU; urges that consideration be given to applying the same rates of VAT to social housing as to basic necessities;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Asks the Commission to
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote thorough controls and adequate measures to avert social dumping and wage dumping in order to ensure a fair competition in the construction sector with special regards to social housing;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas access to housing is a fundamental right that affects access to other fundamental rights and to a life in conditions of human dignity; and whereas guaranteeing access to decent housing is an international obligation incumbent on the Member States
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Calls for the implementation of integrated cooperation models which bring together project managers, social housing providers and construction firms in order to promote the thermal renovation of social housing and the construction of low-energy social housing;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Points out that part of the own resources in the Union’s budget could be allocated to this through the use of new financial instruments and by extending the project bonds’ pilot phase to this field;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) 12b. Welcomes the Commission communication of 31 July 2012 (COM(2012)0433) on a strategy for the sustainable competitiveness of the construction sector and its enterprises; takes the view that, in addition to tax incentives and financial support to boost the competitiveness of and innovation in this sector, measures to improve workforce skill levels are essential if we are to meet the challenges linked to the creation of a resource-efficient Europe and a low-carbon economy and achieve the objectives set in the directives on energy efficiency (2012/27)1 and on the energy performance of buildings (2010/31)2; __________________ 1 OJ L315, 14.11.2012. 2 OJ L153, 18.6.2010.
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the relevant public authorities swiftly to adapt their education and vocational training systems so as to give more young people access to the green industries and new green jobs; the promotion of green jobs can create quality and sustainable employment opportunities, tackle poverty and social exclusion, as well as ensure supportive employment services;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Calls on the Member States and local and regional authorities to draw on the European Social Fund (ESF) in order to invest in skills, employment, training and vocational retraining, and in particular in ‘green’ professions, such as the thermal renovation of buildings, in order to create new jobs and improve the quality of jobs through the implementation of national, regional and local projects; calls on the Member States to support the emergence of individuals and bodies which have the skills to address both the social and technical aspects of energy saving, such as the members of the professions which provide an interface between the social and the technical, and efforts to train members of technical professions to take a more social approach to the issue of energy efficiency and vice versa;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Welcomes the Social Investment Package with which the Commission offers Member States guidelines to pursue more efficient and effective social policies aimed at growth and cohesion;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Notes that these investments in social housing are part of broader-based policies to organise and finance the provision of public social and health services and education services, in an effort to enable people to exercise their fundamental social rights and to meet changing social needs;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Points out that acknowledging and implementing the right to housing affect
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 – having regard to the Treaty on European Union, in particular Article 3(3) thereof, and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, in particular Articles 9, 14, 148, 151, 153 and 160 thereof,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas access to housing is a fundamental right that affects access to other fundamental rights and to a life in
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Points out that implementing the right to housing affects the implementation of other fundamental rights, including political and social rights; takes the view, therefore, that the enforceable right to housing should be part of the primary law of the EU;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Points out that implementing the right to affordable housing affects the implementation of other fundamental rights, including political and social rights; takes the view, therefore, that the enforceable right to housing should be part of the primary law of the EU;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Points out that implementing the right to housing affects the implementation of other fundamental rights, including political and social rights; urges Member States, therefore, to include the enforceable right to housing in EU primary law;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Points out that implementing the
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Points out that implementing the right to housing affects the implementation of other fundamental rights, including political and social rights, combats poverty and social exclusion thus diminishing the loss of human potential and well-being;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Points out that implementing the right to housing affects the implementation of other fundamental rights, including political and social rights; takes the view that the right to housing should be implemented through a guarantee that citizens and families will have adequate housing which meets their needs and safeguards their well-being, privacy and quality of life, thereby helping to achieve social justice and cohesion and tackle social exclusion and poverty;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Points out that the housing strategies to be implemented by the Member States should combat the situations that lead to social exclusion and the spatial segregation of certain sections of the population, and that social housing should be seen as a means of providing an exit from situations of social exclusion rather than a permanent condition;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Highlights the importance of promoting innovation and exchange of best practice in the effective implementation of the right to housing for particularly vulnerable and excluded groups, the homeless and those furthest from the labour market; calls on the Commission to include such activities within the Social Investment Package;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Emphasises that inadequate housing conditions have a significant impact on health and that providing better housing means that residents do not have to suffer the adverse effects of overcrowded, damp, cold and poorly ventilated housing; adds that a lack of housing is a source of both stress and distress adversely affecting the quality of life, health and wellbeing for individuals, families and society;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Stresses that social housing shall be attractive for different income groups to ensure a balanced social mix; points out that social housing should be thus structured that any spatial segregation, hence "ghettoization", will be avoided;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas access to housing is a fundamental right that
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Stresses that social housing is an appropriate way in which to combat social problems and that it is important for the renovation and upgrading of slums to be accompanied by the transformation of disused public buildings, offering additional services in the relevant local context and taking a local integrated project approach;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Welcomes the grassroots campaigns in favour of an enforceable right to housing; draws attention, as an example of good practice, to the Wresinski professional network ‘Habitat Ville’, which brings together town planners, architects, members of social housing associations, elected representatives, tenants’ associations, integration- through-housing associations, family associations, etc. in order to promote a civic approach to an enforceable right to housing;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 b (new) 14b. Points out that Member States should invest in the construction of public social facilities such as sports and cultural centres as part of the housing strategy;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the Agency for Fundamental Rights to conduct a study assessing how effectively and under what conditions the right to housing and housing assistance is implemented in the Member States;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the Agency for Fundamental Rights to consider the benefits of conducting a study assessing how effectively and under what conditions the right to housing is implemented in the Member States;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the Agency for Fundamental Rights to conduct a study assessing how
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the Agency for Fundamental Rights to conduct a study assessing how effectively and under what conditions the right to housing is implemented in the Member States, involving relevant stakeholders in the process (town planners, architects, members of public housing associations, elected officials, tenants’ associations, integration-through-housing associations, family associations, etc.);
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Expects the Commission to examine to what extent direct support by housing allowances or indirect support by social housing itself is a more effective measure to provide affordable housing for social groups who cannot cover their housing needs on the housing market;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Calls on Member States to facilitate the cooperation of social housing providers and tenant organisations in the elaboration and follow up of the Operational Programmes under the new instruments ITI and CLLD;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the social and family profiles of people using social housing has changed, and there is now increased demand for such housing; whereas these new social factors should be identified so that the Member States can define a range of housing strategies that more closely match actual circumstances;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Calls on Member States to facilitate the cooperation of social housing providers and tenant organisations in the elaboration and follow up of the Operational Programmes according to the new instruments ITI and CLLD;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Calls on the Commission and the Eurofound Agency to carry out a study in 2014, as part of the agency’s 2014 programme of work, into the cost of failing to do anything about poor-quality housing;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Points out that the crisis has seriously reduced household incomes, causing major difficulties with regard to repayments on first home mortgages; calls on the Member States, in view of this disastrous situation, to take special measures to facilitate mortgage repayments and defer the auctioning of first homes;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15b (new) 15b. Notes with concern the fact that many Member States, faced with budgetary imbalances, are suspending operations, programmes and actions (rent and mortgage subsidies, for example) designed to facilitate home acquisition, while at the same time, disproportionately increasing property taxes in the midst of an acute economic crisis, leaving many sections of society a prey to poverty and deprivation;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – introductory part 16. Recommends that Member States draw up integrated policies and provision of accessible homes through construction and adaptation to ensure independent living and social inclusion for people with reduced mobility, for guaranteeing
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – introductory part 16.
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – introductory part 16.
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – introductory part 16.
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution 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 229 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 1 – specific support for good-quality, integrated social housing and emergency housing,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas national, regional and local authorities in the Member States have a duty to take the steps required to give effect to this fundamental right on their housing markets, with the aim of providing universal access to decent, affordable housing;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 1 – specific support for good-quality social and ‘very social’ housing, in particular by setting a minimum quota for social housing in areas with a high population density where demand is highest, such as agglomerations,
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 1 – specific support for good-quality and healthy social housing and "very social" housing,
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 1 a (new) - prevent segregation of specific population's groups and encourage diversity,
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 1 a (new) – establishment of clear, minimum housing quality standards, particularly for social housing,
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 1 a (new) - prevent segregation of specific populations group and encourage diversity,
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 2 – linkage between social housing expansion programmes and policies for access to other essential public services and services of general interest, and for managing urban sprawl,
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 2 – linkage between social housing expansion programmes and policies for access to other essential public services as part of an integrated social policy,
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 2 a (new) - Ensuring that social housing acts as an effective transitional device leading to a stable long term or permanent housing outcome,
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 2 a (new) - a minimum quota of social housing in areas with dense population, high levels of youth unemployment and high migration rates, in order to increase social cohesion,
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 2 a (new) - a minimum quota of social housing in areas with dense population and booming regions with high migration rates,
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the Member States, in line with the principle of subsidiarity determine and organise the provision of social housing in parallel and in addition to the unplanned, market-based housing supply;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 3 – steps to address the difficulties commonly encountered by highly vulnerable sections of the population, such as migrants and young people, in seeking access to decent housing, which, however, must not result in any unjustified positive discrimination,
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 3 – steps to address the difficulties commonly encountered by highly vulnerable sections of the population, such as migrants, the Roma, disabled and young people, in seeking access to decent housing,
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 3 – steps to address the difficulties commonly encountered by highly vulnerable sections of the population, such as
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 3 – steps to address the difficulties commonly encountered by highly vulnerable sections of the population, such as
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 3 – steps to address the difficulties commonly encountered by highly vulnerable sections of the population, such as migrants
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 3 – steps to address the difficulties commonly encountered by highly vulnerable sections of the population, such as
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 3 – steps to address the difficulties commonly encountered by highly vulnerable sections of the population
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 3 – steps to address the difficulties commonly encountered by
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 3 – steps to address the difficulties commonly encountered by highly vulnerable sections of the population, such as migrants
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 3 – steps to address the difficulties commonly encountered by highly vulnerable sections of the population, such as migrants
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the Member States
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 3 a (new) - guaranteed security of tenure for the tenant,
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 3 a (new) - generating specific programmes and proving assistance for victims of property frauds and developing measures to prevent frauds,
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 4 – implementation of effective policies to stop tenants being evicted
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 4 – implementation of effective
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 4 – ban on evictions during winter months and implementation of effective policies to
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 4 – implementation of effective policies to stop tenants being evicted, such as financial advice and other support for housing, on the basis that temporarily covering rent payments and arrears of rent
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 4 – implementation of effective prevention policies to stop tenants being evicted, on the basis that covering rent payments and arrears of rent is a less costly option for the relevant authorities, (Linguistic correction)
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 4 – implementation of effective policies, including social rental law, in close cooperation with organisations of tenants, to stop tenants from being evicted, on the basis that covering rent payments and arrears of rent is a less costly option for the relevant authorities,
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 4 – implementation of effective policies such as a social rent law to stop tenants being evicted, on the basis that covering rent payments and arrears of rent is a less costly option for the relevant authorities,
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 4 a (new) - avoid discriminatory fiscal measures or subsidies that increase risky debt levels among lower incomes as well as to support affordable housing options like the supply of rental and cooperative housing,
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the Member States determine and organise the provision of social housing in parallel and in addition to the unplanned, market-based housing supply; whereas the Member States cannot simply act as regulators but must also act as developers and builders of social housing, taking on responsibility for effective, non- speculative credit policies and the regulation of a non-speculative rental market;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution 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;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 5 –
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 5 a (new) - generating specific programmes and providing assistance for victims of property frauds and developing measures to prevent frauds,
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 5 a (new) - providing relevant training to actors within the social housing and related sectors, in order to be able to provide effective needs based assessment of, and support for, those with higher chances of losing housing through social disadvantages they may face, particularly with regard to accessing community based healthcare and social support services,
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 5 a (new) - conception to prevent misallocation of social housing
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 5 a (new) - carrying out the analysis and collecting data in all EU Member States on accessibility to social housing for the most vulnerable groups of people,
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 5 a (new) - tenure neutral policies that support affordable housing options such as the supply of rental and cooperative housing,
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Calls on the Member States to ensure that all citizens can afford housing by basing rent increases on an objective system which ensures moderate increases in property prices and adapting tax policy to limit speculation;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Steps to address the ageing of the population and the need to provide access to accessible, adequate and decent housing for the growing number of older people in the EU;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Calls on the Commission to implement without delay the European Parliament resolution on an EU Homelessness Strategy;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the Member States
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 b (new) 16b. Calls on the Member States to include in their national reforms a specific strand devoted to developing affordable solutions to enable older people to remain in their own homes for as long as possible, taking into account that improving conditions for access to the existing housing stock is desirable, helping people to remain in their places of residence and making it easier for them to regain a social life by boosting their personal independence;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 b (new) 16b. Calls for the implementation of integrated cooperation models which bring together social and health services, support services for disadvantaged persons, social housing providers and relevant associations as part of their efforts to help vulnerable persons who are looking for accommodation and those already in accommodation;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 c (new) 16c. Calls on Member States to pursue housing policies which are based on the principle of neutrality between home ownership, private rented accommodation and social housing, taking specific local circumstances into account;
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 d (new) 16d. Calls on the Commission, Member States and the relevant authorities to earmark structural funding for housing and accommodation for marginalised communities, in particular in the social housing sector, by including this as a priority in their operational programmes; urges the Commission and the Agency for Fundamental Rights, therefore, to step up exchanges of good practice between local authorities on the basis of common and transparent criteria;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 e (new) 16e. Recommends that Member States and relevant authorities invest in the construction and refurbishment of affordable social housing in order to address the issues of dilapidated housing and the attendant health risks, diverse family structures, the ageing population, dependent elderly people who choose to remain in their own homes, the specific needs of disabled persons and young people particularly in terms of housing and professional mobility; recommends that structural funding be used for these purposes under the next programming period (2014-2020): takes the view that social support measures as regards access to housing contribute to the creation of ‘white jobs’, which are essential if we are to meet current and future social challenges, such as the ageing population; stresses the positive role that the European Social Entrepreneurship Funds could play as regards social support and integration-through-housing projects;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 f (new) 16f. Calls on Member States and local and regional authorities to implement effective incentive measures, on the basis of forecasts of housing needs, in order to combat the phenomenon of housing remaining unoccupied in the long term, particularly in problem areas, with a view to tackling property speculation and converting these properties into social housing;
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Recommends that Member States and the relevant authorities simplify the process of applying for housing and make the allocation of homes more transparent and impartial, with a view to eliminating discrimination and preventing any tendency on the part of particularly vulnerable groups to avoid applying for housing – a phenomenon which has the effect of aggravating residential segregation; considers regulating brokerages according to the idea that the party originally requesting a service (the owner of the property) should pay the service provider;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Recommends that Member States and the relevant authorities simplify the process of applying for housing and make the allocation of homes more transparent and impartial, with a view to eliminating discrimination and preventing any tendency on the part of particularly vulnerable groups to avoid applying for housing – a phenomenon which has the effect of aggravating residential segregation; draws attention in this regard to the pertinence of certain arrangements employed in some Member States, such as a list of legally defined, precise and transparent allocation criteria to encourage a social mix, anonymised applications for social housing, the advertising of vacant properties, the introduction of rating systems for housing applications, clear separation between the bodies which determine the criteria and those which allocate housing, or appropriate governance arrangements for the allocation of housing in order to promote broad-based social mixing;
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Recommends that Member States and the relevant authorities simplify the process of applying for social housing and make the allocation of homes more transparent and
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Recommends that Member States and the relevant authorities simplify the process of applying for housing and make the allocation of homes more transparent and impartial, with a view to eliminating discrimination and preventing any tendency on the part of particularly vulnerable groups to avoid applying for housing – a phenomenon which has the effect of aggravating residential segregation and enable a social mix in social housing estates;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas the financial and economic crises increased the unemployment rate in all EU Member States, especially among the most vulnerable groups of people, and the austerity measures led to poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Recommends that Member States and the relevant authorities simplify the process
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Recommends that Member States and the relevant authorities simplify the process of applying for housing and make the allocation of homes more transparent and impartial, with a view to eliminating discrimination and preventing any tendency on the part of particularly vulnerable groups to avoid applying for housing – a phenomenon which has the effect of aggravating residential segregation; asks the Member States to guarantee that persons from different social milieus inhabit social housing estates in order to prevent the formation of ghettos and a growing gentrification;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Recommends that Member States and the relevant authorities take steps to improve access to affordable housing through increasing the amount and quality of social and affordable housing stock and developing its integration with community based care and social services, utilising ESF and other structural funds to achieve this outcome;
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Recommends that the Member States, taking into account their social, economic and cultural circumstances, set transparent and impartial criteria for allocating social housing, such as: - taking account of net income, - taking account of spending on health and education (up to a limit), - considering young people under 25 as dependents, - considering people with disabilities who are unable to carry on a professional activity as dependents (even where they have a pension);
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Urges the Commission to disseminate best practices of Member States concerning social housing;
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Outlines that social housing should, when coordinated with effective community based care and other social services, help to develop personal independent living capacity, assisting the socially vulnerable or disadvantaged to make the transition to a more independent lifestyle, with less reliance on welfare and greater personal autonomy;
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Calls on the relevant public and private authorities to systematically include modules on accessibility of the built environment and design-for-all in the training systems for engineering, architecture, urban planning and construction;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Regrets the global trend on restricting the provision of social housing and invites the Member States to include the often excluded middle class families in social housing programmes as they might suffer from material deprivation as well as other households due to the economic crisis;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Regards the Union’s commitment to integrated sustainable urban development, in particular to social housing, as an effective means of better integrating problem areas into the surrounding urban environment and of tackling poverty and social exclusion; calls, therefore, on Member States and the relevant authorities to make greater use of structural funding in an integrated way (ERDF, ESF), and of the EIB and other financial solutions, and to facilitate coordination and synergies between them; takes the view that giving residents an appropriate role and greater decision-making powers prior to and during the social housing construction and renovation process helps boost integration and social cohesion;
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to support and promote innovatory exchanges of good practices in upholding the right to housing for particularly vulnerable and marginalised groups;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas costs for housing, rent and energy represent the highest share of private budgets and their increase is therefore a major driver for social exclusion and the increasing gap between rich and poor;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 b (new) 17b. With regard to combating domestic violence, notes with regret that victims of domestic violence are often more likely to remain in an abusive environment if they are financially unable to find suitable housing; invites the Member States to provide integrated services for families such as Local Family Justice Centres where victims of domestic violence have easy access to safe and affordable housing and related social services;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 b (new) 17b. Calls on the Commission to carry out a study into the effectiveness of social impact investment models in the social housing sector, by taking account of the potential benefits of the structural funds, used as financing instruments and possibly combined with other sources of funding, in order to boost social impact investments in fields such as local job creation in the green economy or for young people, and social inclusion through the provision of housing for marginalised groups;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 c (new) 17c. recalls that social housing policies play an important role in combating child poverty through the eradication of family poverty and the prevention of the intergenerational transmission of social disadvantages;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Is concerned at the growing incidence of energy poverty, which affects 50-
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls on
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls on Member States to introduce a definition of energy poverty
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19.
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls on Member States to introduce a definition of energy poverty; points out that energy poverty cannot be considered simply in terms of expenditure on energy and energy prices, but that it also has a qualitative dimension
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to make sure that the deepening of the internal energy market goes hand in hand with measures to protect vulnerable consumers;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 – having regard to the Treaty on European
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas the right of local, regional and national authorities to define their own housing policy is essential in order to organise measures in accordance with the needs of their inhabitants;
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Urges Member States to adopt integrated measures, based on local energy audits, for combating energy poverty: reducing energy costs for the most vulnerable households
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20.
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Urges Member States to adopt integrated measures, based on local energy audits, for combating energy poverty: reducing energy costs for the most vulnerable households (by means of social tariffs, support on a one-off basis or as part of other social assistance, action to prevent non-payment of bills and protection against the cutting-off of supplies) and supporting measures to help residents develop a more economic lifestyle, while at the same time using effective long-term financial leverage to make largest energy- consuming residential buildings more energy efficient; (Linguistic correction)
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Urges Member States to adopt integrated measures, based on local energy audits, for combating energy poverty:
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 – indent 1 a (new) - reducing energy costs for the most vulnerable households (progressive energy pricing, support on a one-off basis or as part of other social assistance, action to prevent non-payment of bills and protection against the cutting-off of supplies),
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 – indent 2 a (new) - establishing specific regional or national funds to reduce energy poverty, which could be funded by means of a financial contribution from energy providers which reflects their obligation to reduce consumption pursuant to Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency,
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 – indent 3 a (new) - supporting measures to help residents develop a more economical lifestyle,
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 – indent 4 (new) - using effective long-term financial leverage to make residential buildings more energy efficient in both urban and rural areas without this leading to a significant increase in housing costs for tenants once energy savings have been taken into account; calls on the Commission to coordinate these efforts and to examine the possibility of introducing incentive measures;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20 a. Emphasises that energy efficiency in housing should also serve the purpose of increasing the purchasing power of inhabitants and tenants; building restorations shall only be shifted to the rental charge in as far as the costs equal the energy savings from which the tenant profits;
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Notes the crucial role of energy efficiency and avoiding fuel poverty, as part of the overall affordability of housing both in the private and public sector; reiterates that affordability of all kinds of housing should be seen not only in terms of rent payments but also in terms of associated fuel bills which depend on the energy performance of the housing in question;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas housing is a basic necessity in respect of which Member States lay down, in line with their own policy choices, minimum standards of habitability and comfort, specific urban planning and construction rules and maximum income percentages, with some regulating house price increases and even establishing mechanisms for providing social assistance or tax support to help out with what is a leading item of household expenditure;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Calls on the Member States to establish a fair and transparent system of allocation for social housing that should take into account the socio-economic and family situation of the claimer, and should give priority to youth, to large families, to monoparental families, to persons with disabilities, and the elderly;
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Emphasises that energy efficiency measures in housing should primarily increase the purchasing power of inhabitants and tenants;
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Points out that the housing sector is one of those which offers the greatest potential for energy savings; stresses that, in the medium and long term, provided that the costs of making housing more energy efficient do not outweigh the energy savings made, energy efficiency measures may increase households' purchasing power and improve their quality of life; emphasises that these measures will also lead to a reduction in carbon emissions, create jobs, support the local economy and reduce healthcare expenditure;
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Calls on Member States to establish attractive tax systems to encourage property owners to improve the energy efficiency of their buildings, and to refine the definition of ‘decent housing’ in order to counter the trend whereby the most energy-inefficient housing is rented to people on low incomes;
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 b (new) 20b. Highlights the potential benefits in particular of schemes to subsidise the installation of energy efficiency and renewable micro-energy generation within social housing units, with the benefits of savings in fuel bills and, the profits of energy generated being fairly distributed between tenants and the housing association or owner in order to deliver lower bills to the tenant and to fund further renovation and improvements in the overall housing stock by the owners;
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 b (new) 20b. Believes that energy efficiency measures to tackle energy poverty can also help to prevent health problems (respiratory and cardiovascular conditions, allergies, asthma, food or carbon monoxide poisoning, and impact on mental health);
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 c (new) 20c. Reiterates the importance of programs aimed at improving energy performance to increase the affordability of social housing and housing in the private sector; emphasises the need for the Commission to clarify the State aid guidelines with regard to national and EU funds for such renovations and investments, and to allow flexibility wherever possible to ensure that such investments by housing associations and private owners can benefit from the most appropriate funding streams in order to achieve this dual social and environmental objective without breaching EU competition rules;
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 c (new) 20c. Welcomes the fact that measures to improve the energy performance of housing are eligible for ERDF funding in the 2014-2020 period; draws attention to Parliament's position that 22 % of ERDF funding should be allocated to priority investments supporting the transition to a low-carbon economy in all sectors; encourages Member States, regional and local authorities and all relevant partners to make use of the ERDF to fund measures to improve energy performance, giving priority to households most affected by energy poverty;
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 d (new) 20d. Stresses that energy providers have a role to play in terms of dispute prevention and settlement, in particular by installing smart meters, establishing customer service departments, and improving price transparency;
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 e (new) 20e. Calls on Member States to use information campaigns to make sure that households are better informed about the importance of more responsible resource consumption and about the grants for which they are eligible under relevant social support measures, and to launch training campaigns to make social service professionals in particular more aware of energy poverty issues;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas the economic crisis has significantly increased the number of those out of work and facing social exclusion, thereby increasing the burden on the welfare services;
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Asks Member States to develop national energy poverty databases
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Asks Member States to develop high-quality national energy poverty databases to be forwarded to the European Housing Observatory, and which include information in particular on energy type, the amounts households have to pay for adequate heating, housing quality and the number of households in arrears;
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Emphasises that energy efficiency measures in housing should primarily increase the purchasing power of inhabitants and tenants;
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Points out that energy efficiency measures in housing may increase the purchasing power of inhabitants;
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Stresses the need to develop settlement plans that take account of, and curb, unsustainable forms of land occupation and soil sealing, in line with the Commission guidelines which seek to achieve the objective of zero net land take by 2050;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas affordable accommodation is a suitable tool for achieving social justice and cohesion, and affordable rental housing is a precondition for enhanced labour mobility and increased employment opportunities;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas, in view of the severe economic and social difficulties currently being experienced, urgent action on the part of Member States and the Union is required in order to guarantee access to decent and affordable housing; whereas, given that housing is the largest household expenditure item in Europe, the sharp rise in housing-related prices (land prices, purchase and rental prices and energy prices) is a cause of instability and anxiety, and must be seen as a major concern; whereas, given that unemployment has also shot up in the EU, as is illustrated by the fact that the average rate for the EU 27 rose above 10% in January 2012, there is a major risk of growing social inequality and social exclusion, with 80 million Europeans already at risk of poverty;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas, notwithstanding its significant stabilising effect, public funding for social housing has fallen victim to the recent financial austerity measures currently aggravating the economic crisis;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B c (new) Bc. whereas the local, regional and national authorities play a major part in organising housing policies in line with the needs of occupants;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B d (new) Bd. whereas, in order to prevent any increase in the number of homeless and any future housing crises, mortgage rules must be designed to protect consumers and spread the risks fairly;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the provision of social housing can play
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas social housing plays a key part in the implementation of the Europe 2020 strategy in that it helps to ensure high levels of employment, inclusion and social cohesion, to promote job mobility and to combat climate change by modernising the housing stock;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 – having regard to the Treaty on European Union, in particular Article 3(3) thereof, and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, in particular Articles 9, 14, 148, 151, 153 and 160 thereof,
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas social housing, which is a large and varied sector in the EU, plays a key part in the implementation of the Europe 2020 strategy; whereas this sector makes an active contribution to achieving the goal of making the EU a smart, sustainable and inclusive economy by helping to ensure high levels of employment, productivity and social inclusion and cohesion, as well as to combating both climate change and energy poverty;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas homelessness is a complex issue with a variety of contributory socio- economic factors and manifests itself in a diversity of ways across the EU; having regard to the ETHOS1 typology for defining and understanding homelessness; __________________ 1 http://www.feantsa.org/IMG/pdf/en.pdf
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas affordable rental housing is a precondition for enhanced labour mobility and increased employment opportunities;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas the construction and renovation of social housing is crucial for achieving the targets of meeting the housing demand, providing for affordable housing for broad levels of the population, boosting economies and ensuring tax income of Member States;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas increasing housing costs, rents and energy prices are the main reasons for growing poverty, social exclusion and homelessness;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas the economic and financial crisis will have a long-term impact, not only on economic growth, employment rates and poverty and exclusion levels but also on ease of access to housing and on investment in affordable social housing in the Member States;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas the economic and social crisis is having a direct adverse impact on activity in and financial support for the house building and refurbishment sector, with social housing being hit particularly hard, owing to the bursting of housing bubbles, the contraction of credit, late payments and a fall in new public-sector orders; whereas the construction sector can be a driving force in efforts to find a sustainable, inclusive way out of the crisis and to address climate- and energy- related challenges;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C b (new) Cb. whereas speculation bubbles in private real estate markets are the root causes of the financial and banking crisis, leading to the Eurocrisis;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C b (new) Cb. whereas austerity and fiscal consolidation measures must go hand-in- hand with an overall strategy of investment in sustainable, inclusive growth in pursuit of the Europe 2020 objectives, including as regards combating poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C b (new) Cb. whereas the Roma tend to live in highly segregated areas where access to social and health services is problematic;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 – having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in particular Articles 34 and 36 thereof,
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C c (new) Cc. whereas affordable, adequate and secure housing is a precondition for achieving better social inclusion, more social justice and cohesion in the EU;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C c (new) Cc. whereas the EU-27 unemployment rate rose above 10% in January 2012 and whereas young people, low-skilled workers and the long-term unemployed have been particularly hard-hit; whereas, given that, at the same time, Europe's population is ageing, this development carries with it a serious risk of households no longer being able to find or hold on to housing and could have an irreversible impact on social and urban cohesion;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C c (new) Cc. whereas there are clear links between substandard housing and poor health: mortgage indebtedness is associated with worsening mental health and increased consults with a general practitioner, overcrowding is associated with health problems, psychological problems, tuberculosis, respiratory infections, increased chances of fire and domestic accidents, living in inadequate housing negatively affects health, feelings of safety and increases the chance of domestic accidents, living in a noisy area is associated with increased hypertension and higher blood pressure, perceptions of neighbourhood safety negatively affect occasional physical exercise;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C d (new) Cd. whereas there is a shortage of hundreds of thousands social housing facilities and an increasing need of affordable housing in most EU Member States;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C d (new) Cd. whereas 80 million Europeans are currently at risk of poverty and homelessness, and whereas the proportion of children and adults living in jobless households rose to nearly 10% in 2010; whereas this development, combined with the increase in the number of working poor and the high level of youth unemployment, cannot but result in a possibly long-term increase in the number of people at risk of poverty and homelessness;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C e (new) Ce. whereas increasing real estate, rental, and energy prices lead to gentrification, power cut-offs, and evictions;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C e (new) Ce. whereas social welfare and personal housing support schemes are increasingly coming under pressure as a result of rising house prices, falling revenues and the pressure to reduce costs;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C f (new) Cf. whereas affordable rental housing is essential for young people in order to take up vocational training, university studies, internships or employment opportunities;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C f (new) Cf. whereas investment in social housing is important in order to ensure that an adequate number of jobs are available at local level, stabilise the economy, keep property bubbles in check and combat energy poverty;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C g (new) Cg. whereas housing is a public good in respect of which Member States lay down, in line with their own policy choices, minimum standards of habitability and comfort, specific urban planning and construction rules and maximum income percentages, with some regulating house price increases and even establishing mechanisms for providing social assistance or tax support to help out with what is the leading item of household expenditure;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 a (new) - having regard to Protocol 26 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union on services of general interest,
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C h (new) Ch. whereas Member States also establish and organise a parallel supply of social housing to complement the supply generated by the private market; whereas this social housing is made available under specific conditions by not-for-profit agencies set up specifically for this purpose; whereas 25 million European households are in social housing in respect of which local and regional planning requirements, access rules and prices are laid down directly by the public authorities in the Member States; whereas, owing to its stability and to the fact that prices are regulated, this parallel housing supply helps in particular to keep property market cycles and housing bubbles in check;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 1 Promoting the
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that, as a result of the current economic and social crisis, the need for affordable homes is increasingly unmet by the
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that, as a result of the current
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that, as a result of the current economic and social crisis, the need for affordable homes is increasing
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that, as a result of the current economic and social crisis, the need for affordable homes is increasingly unmet by the private housing market alone, and that rising house prices, unemployment rates and energy prices are aggravating the risks of poverty and social exclusion; is concerned about the impact of austerity measures such as cuts in housing benefit;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that, as a result of the current economic and social crisis, the need for affordable homes is increasingly unmet by the private housing market alone, and that rising house prices and energy prices are aggravating the risks of poverty and social
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that, as a result of the current economic and social crisis, the need for affordable homes is increasingly unmet by the private housing market alone, and that rising house prices
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Notes that the private housing sector cannot be seen as a solution for meeting housing needs; on the contrary, the worsening economic and financial crisis and implementation of austerity measures, with falling wages and rising unemployment, in conjunction with high rents and rising mortgage repayments, are leading to an increase in the number of evictions and properties seized by banks;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 24 Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Notes that in the wake of the social and demographic changes in family structure (single-income families, single-parent families) and the increase in the number of unstable and precarious jobs, there is a greater need for affordable housing also for segments of the population that are socially integrated;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Proposes that national and regional authorities should take steps to ensure effective access to housing as part of a set of public or public-private partnership (PPP) measures to assist families; recalls that the Commission has identified both the shortage and the cost of housing as one of the reasons for the low birth-rate common to all the Member States1; __________________ 1 Green Paper ‘Confronting demographic change: a new solidarity between the generations’, COM(2005)0094, pages 2, 3 and 5.
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Urges Member States to reconsider the harsh financial austerity measures which are resulting in drastic cuts in public assistance for the provision of decent housing, reducing the number of homes available for social housing and eroding or even eliminating housing access programmes; points out that these indiscriminate austerity measures are causing particular hardship for certain sectors of society such as young people, abused women, or the elderly and are increasing the risk of social exclusion affecting minority groups;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Takes the view that the Member States, taking account of their economic, social and cultural circumstances, should select those models that are best suited in order to implement a housing strategy aimed at: - providing incentives for the development of controlled-cost housing, - setting up a rent support scheme with specific programmes for young people, - supporting the cooperative sector, - supporting self-build programmes, - acquiring empty buildings for refurbishing and rehousing, - combating clandestine housing;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Points out that social housing should be accessible to wide cross-sections of the population in order to avoid social exclusion and segregation; recalls that social housing is a central pillar of social cohesion and must not be limited to the least favoured alone;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Takes the view that the Member States should ensure that multidisciplinary technical teams are available at regional and local level with sufficient human and financial resources to implement a policy of proximity to citizens;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. Takes the view that Member States should take on responsibility for looking after and maintaining housing in order to prevent it from deteriorating;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Points out that, under Protocol No 26 to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, public authorities are free to determine how the social housing sector is organised and funded and what its target group is, with a view to meeting local
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Points out that, under Article 14 and Protocol No 26 to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, public authorities are free to determine how the social housing sector is organised and funded and what its target group is, with a view to meeting local needs; sees the intervention of public authorities here as a response to the shortcomings of the market, with the aim of ensuring universal access to decent, affordable housing;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Points out that, under Protocol No 26 to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, public authorities are free to determine how the social housing sector is organised and funded and what its target
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 24 a (new) – having regard to the European statistics set out in the Third European Quality of Life Survey, in particular Chapter 6 thereof1, __________________ 1 http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publicati ons/htmlfiles/ef1264.htm.
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Points out that, under Protocol No 26 to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, public authorities are free to determine how the social housing sector is organised and funded and what its target group is, with a view to meeting
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Points out that, under Protocol No 26 annexed to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, public authorities are free to determine how the social housing sector is organised and funded and what
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Points out that, under Protocol No 26 to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, public authorities are free to determine how the social housing sector is organised and funded and what its target group is, with a view to meeting local needs of the population and the inhabitants; sees the intervention of public authorities here as a response to the shortcomings of the market, with the aim of ensuring universal access to decent, affordable housing; is concerned, therefore, about the restrictive definition of social housing by the European Commission, which only targets disadvantaged groups;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Recalls that, in combating child poverty, social housing policies play an important role through the eradication of family poverty and the prevention of the intergenerational transmission of disadvantage;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the Commission to dovetail competition policy with social and employment policy under the EU 2020 Strategy, bearing in mind the specific provisions applicable to Economic Services of General Interest; points out that competition policy should under no circumstances serve to undermine Economic Services of General Interest;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Towards a European Social Housing Policy (New Heading)
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Reminds the Commission, the Member States and
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Reminds the Member States and the Commission that spending on social housing enables urgent social need to be met and, as strategic social investment, helps in a sustainable way to provide local jobs that cannot be ‘off-shored’, to stabilise the economy by preventing property bubbles, to counter climate change and to combat energy poverty; calls accordingly on Member States and the Commission to set out a European social housing action framework, which might take the form of an action plan or a framework for coordinating housing policy in such a way as to ensure consistency between the various policy instruments the EU uses to address this issue (State aids, structural funding, energy policy, action to combat poverty and social exclusion, health policy); calls on Member States and the Commission to bring social housing investment within the scheme of the European Semester by including in it an evaluation of targets for combating and preventing property bubbles;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Reminds the Member States and the Commission that spending on social and affordable housing enables urgent social needs to be met and, as strategic social investment, helps in a sustainable way to provide
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 24 b (new) – having regard to the report of the Eurofound agency on household debt advisory services in the European Union1, __________________ 1 http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/ 2011/891/en/1/EF11891EN.pdf.
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Reminds the Member States
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Reminds the Member States and the Commission that spending on social housing enables urgent social need to be met and, as strategic social investment, helps in a sustainable way to provide non- relocatable local jobs, to stabilise the economy by preventing property bubbles, to counter climate change and to combat energy poverty; calls
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Reminds the Member States and the Commission that spending on social housing enables urgent social need to be met and, as strategic social investment, helps in a sustainable way to provide non- relocatable local jobs, to
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Reminds the Member States and the Commission that spending on social housing enables urgent social needs to be met and, as strategic social investment, helps in a sustainable way to provide non- relocatable local jobs, to stabilise the economy by preventing property bubbles, to counter climate change and to combat energy poverty; therefore social housing should not be considered a cost to be cut but an investment that pays off in the long term through better health and social well-being, access to the labour market and empowerment of people, especially the aged, to live independent lives; calls on Member States and the Commission to bring social housing investment within the scheme of the European Semester by including in it an evaluation of targets for combating and preventing property bubbles;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Reminds the Member States and the Commission that spending on social housing enables urgent social need to be met and, as strategic social investment, helps in a sustainable way to provide non- relocatable local jobs, to stabilise the economy by preventing property bubbles, to counter climate change and to combat energy poverty as well as to alleviate health problems stemming from overcrowding and poor living conditions; calls on Member States and the Commission to bring social housing investment within the scheme of the European Semester by including in it an evaluation of targets for combating and preventing property bubbles;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Reminds the Member States and the Commission that spending on social housing enables urgent social need
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Reminds the Member States and the Commission that spending on social housing enables urgent social need to be met and, as strategic social investment, helps in a sustainable way to provide non- relocatable local jobs, to stabilise the economy by preventing property bubbles and an over-indebtedness of households, to counter climate change and to combat energy poverty; calls on Member States and the Commission to bring social housing investment within the scheme of the European Semester by including in it an evaluation of targets for combating and preventing property bubbles;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls, therefore, on Member States and the Commission to establish a European framework for action on social housing, which could take the form of an action plan or of a framework for coordinating social policy, to aim towards coherence between and convergence of different EU policies on the subject (state aid, structural funds, energy, the fight against poverty and social exclusion, health); furthermore, calls on Member States to strengthen or develop specific mechanisms for the financing of social housing construction;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Points out that social housing investment forms part of broader policy efforts to organise and fund public social, health and education services with a view to ensuring that basic social rights may be enjoyed and responding to new social needs and cyclical economic changes;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Recalls that the national, regional and local authorities providing social housing should ensure, under Protocol 26 to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, a high level of quality, safety, affordability, equal treatment and the promotion of universal access and of user rights; (This is a new paragraph 3)
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