10 Amendments of Karima DELLI related to 2015/2223(INI)
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)
Citation 20 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 11 June 2013 on Social housing in the European Union1 a __________________ 1 a Textes adoptés, P7_TA(2013)0246
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Aa (new)
Recital Aa (new)
Aa. whereas bad or inadequate housing greatly reduces chances to lead a normal life; whereas quality of housing (including appropriate insulation, etc.) of groups in vulnerable situations has decreased during the crisis, because of inability to fund maintenance;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
D b. whereas the social rental stock as a percentage of total housing stock indicates that Western and Northern countries have a higher share of public social housing compared to the EU average, while Mediterranean and Eastern countries maintain minimal (around 5%) social housing stock or lacking social housing sector completely; housing deprivation and energy poverty are higher in countries with a lower share of social rental housing i.e. Eastern and Mediterranean countries;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 2 a (new)
Paragraph 5 – indent 2 a (new)
- taking measures to address extreme forms of poverty that currently fall beyond the scope of the target, i.e. homelessness;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop, adopt and implement an EU framework to reduce poverty and social exclusion in line with the Europe 2020 Strategy, consisting of concrete measures and actions, including housing exclusion and energy poverty;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Recalls that housing cost are a large share of household expenditure; reminds the Commission, the Member States and local and regional authorities that spending on social and affordable housing is in keeping with fundamental rights, enables urgent social needs 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 reducing the risk of property bubbles and household over- indebtedness; points out that acknowledging and implementing the right to housing affect the implementation of other fundamental rights, including political and social rights;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13 b. Stresses that lowering the housing costs for the vulnerable cannot only be achieved with stricter rent controls or higher housing benefits but should be accompanied by long-term housing and community programmes to increase the housing stock for different socially disadvantaged target groups and middle income households;
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. 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 socio- economical disadvantages; and that rising housing and energy costs are aggravating the risks of disease, poverty and social exclusion; notes the increase in several Member States in the number of evictions and properties seized by banks; urges that measures be taken in response to these challenges
Amendment 367 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 f (new)
Paragraph 24 f (new)
24 f. Calls on the European Commission to prioritise energy efficiency investment in social rental housing through EFSI spending in the next three years;
Amendment 368 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 g (new)
Paragraph 24 g (new)
24g. Calls on the Commission and the Council to acknowledge all EU citizens' universal right of access to energy as an essential commodity;