Changes between two versions
What changed between the plenary report and the adopted text
From · plenary report· 14 Jul 2025
on the role of cohesion policy investment in resolving the current housing crisis
To · adopted text· 10 Sept 2025
Role of cohesion policy investment in resolving the current housing crisis
AI:What changed, in short
The only substantive change removes a reference to the European Green Deal and a call for green procurement from paragraph 26.3 The other changes are formal: decimal separators are aligned and punctuation corrected.124
1 change of substance · 3 formal · 0 of wording only
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Changes to the text itself, in document order. Cover page, citations and punctuation-only edits are left out; they are under “Every difference”.
Changes of substance · 1
Change 3 Substance
AI summary:Drops the reference to linking beneficiaries with the European Green Deal and removes the call for promoting green procurement.
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Changed:26. Notes that combining and complementing ERDF-CF, ESF+ and JTF grants with EIB financial instruments can contribute to increasing the leverage effect of investments and access to finance for property developers, builders and final beneficiaries by establishing a link with the European Green Deal;beneficiaries; supports the creation of a dedicated housing facility within the structure of the EIB financial instruments; underlines, furthermore, the importance of promoting green procurement that sets environmental and social conditions; stresses that simplification of funds and transparency in the use of funds are essential for the efficient and strategic use of investments, and for a multiplier effect for financial efforts;
3 formal changes: legal basis, citations, references, corrections
Change 1 Formal
AI summary:Replaces the decimal separator in the percentage from a point to a comma.
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Changed:F. whereas the increase in the cost of living exacerbated the housing crisis in 2023, with housing costs in the EU exceeding 40 % of disposable income for 10.610,6 % of households in cities and 7 % of households in rural areas; whereas the housing cost overburden rate was very high in cities in southern and northern Member States;
Change 2 Formal
AI summary:Replaces the decimal separator in the euro amount from a point to a comma.
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Changed:V. whereas EU cohesion policy (CP) funds and the EIB financing instruments are very important sources of EU investment to increase the supply of social and affordable housing in the EU and its regions, promoting integrated interventions to ensure both greater affordability of housing and social cohesion at urban and rural levels; whereas the total EU support of EUR 7.57,5 billion allocated to housing under the CP represents approximately 2 % of the total CP allocation of EUR 379 billion for the 2021-2027 period; whereas the CP alone cannot resolve the current housing crisis, as, according to the economic analysis performed for the EIB Investment Report 2024/2025, the investment gap in affordable housing is estimated at EUR 270 billion per year; whereas CP funds should be deployed strategically and with efficient and transparent procedures; whereas public funds should be complemented by attracting private investment;
Change 4 Formal
AI summary:Adds a comma after 'framework' and removes a comma before 'with'.
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Changed:40. Calls on the Commission to incorporate the NEB as an autonomous programme in the 2028-2034 multiannual financial frameworkframework, ,withwith enough financial resources to incorporate the values of the NEB in the initiatives and relevant future legislation promoted by the European affordable housing strategy;