6 Amendments of Roberta ANGELILLI related to 2012/2293(INI)
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
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 exclusion (which currently affect over 24% of the EU population); is concerned about the impact of austerity measures such as cuts in housing benefit;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
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 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
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 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
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 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
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 246 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 3
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; these include: migrants and young people, large families, single-income families with children, households with elderly people over the age of 65, households including people with disabilities, young couples and students far from home,