6 Amendments of Younous OMARJEE related to 2012/2293(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
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;(Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. WelcomesStresses that the Member States must assume their responsibilities in relation to the right to housing; welcomes, therefore, 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 with access to high-quality housing and social services at affordable prices;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. EncouragesPoints out that it is very often primarily to local and regional authorities that members of the public whose basic housing needs are not being met address their concerns; calls on the Member States, therefore, 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; hopes that technical assistance programmes and specialised funds will be maintained and extended;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
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 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
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, publicindividuals’ well-being and health and environmental protection;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that investment in social housing can play a concrete and effective role in improving Europe’s economic governance by, in particular, countering property price bubbles and their disruptive effect on society and macroeconomic stability.; stresses that the economic imbalances created by prohibitive housing costs also have a significant impact on households’ propensity to consume, thereby further exacerbating social inequalities; notes that low-income households in Europe spend on average 40% of their income on housing and heating, and this percentage is increasing steadily;