What changed between the draft committee report and the plenary report

MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION

on the housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing

(2025/2070(INI))

The European Parliament,

Changed:– having regard to its decision of 18 December 2024 on setting up a special committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union,Union to propose solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing, and defining its mandate, responsibilities, numerical strength and term of office,

Changed:– having regard to the Treaty on European Union (TEU), in particular Articles 3(3), 5(1) and 5(3) thereof and Protocol No 2 thereto on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality,

Changed:– having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), in particular Articles 9, 14, 151114, and151, 153153, 160, 168, 174, 175 thereof and Protocol No 26 thereto on services of general interest,

Added:– having regard to the European Convention on Human Rights, in particular Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 thereto on the protection of the right to property,

Added:– having regard to its resolution of 10 September 2025 on the role of cohesion policy investment in resolving the current housing crisis,

Added:– having regard to the opinion of the European Committee of the Regions of 14 May 2025 on the role of cities and regions in the EU Affordable Housing Plan,

Added:– having regard to the UN-Habitat’s 2024 annual report of 2 June 2025 entitled ‘Adequate housing for all’,

Added:– having regard to the opinion of the European Committee of the Regions of 17 April 2024 on smart, sustainable and affordable housing as a tool for local authorities to face multiple challenges,

Added:– having regard to the report of the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) of 31 August 2024 entitled ‘Challenges and priorities for improving housing affordability in the UNECE region’,

Added:– having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 5 December 2024 entitled ‘Social housing in the EU – decent, sustainable and affordable’,

Added:– having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 18 September 2025 entitled ‘For a European Affordable Housing plan – the contribution of civil society’,

Added:– having regard to the Commission communication of 20 January 2026 entitled ‘Union of Equality: Anti-Racism Strategy 2026-2030’ (COM(2026)0012),

Added:– having regard to the Gijón Declaration on housing for all sustainable, healthy, and inclusive built environments, signed on 14 November 2023 by the ministers for housing and urban development of the EU Member States,

– having regard to the report of 31 May 2021 by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) entitled ‘Brick by Brick: Building Better Housing Policies’,

Removed:– having regard to Articles 16, 17 and 34(3) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,

Added:– having regard to the report of 18 January 2021 by the OECD entitled ‘Building for a better tomorrow: Policies to make housing more affordable’,

Added:– having regard to the World Health Organization Housing and health guidelines of 23 November 2018,

Added:– having regard to judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (Grand Chamber) of 22 September 2020 in the case Cali Apartments SCI and HX v Procureur général près la cour d'appel de Paris and Ville de Paris,

Added:– having regard to the report of the OECD of 1 May 2019 entitled ‘Under Pressure: The Squeezed Middle Class’,

Added:– having regard to Articles 1, 4, 16, 17, 21, 21(1), 23, 24, 25, 26, 34(3) and 36 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,

Added:– having regard to Articles 15(3), 16, 19(3), 23, 30 and 31 of the revised European Social Charter,

Added:– having regard to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, in particular Article 11(1) thereof,

Added:– having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in particular Articles 8 and 25 thereof,

Added:– having regard to Directive (EU) 2024/1275 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 April 2024 on the energy performance of buildings (the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive),

– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2024/1028 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on data collection and sharing relating to short-term accommodation rental services and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724,

Added:– having regard to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 11, 5, 10 and 3, adopted by world leaders in September 2015 and endorsed by the Council,

Added:– having regard to its resolution of 21 January 2021 on access to decent and affordable housing for all,

Added:– having regard to its resolution of 26 March 2019 on financial crimes, tax evasion and tax avoidance,

– having regard to Commission Decision 2012/21/EU 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 interest (C(2011)9380),

Removed:– having regard to the Commission communication 29 January 2025 entitled ‘A Competitiveness Compass for the EU’ (COM(2025)0030),

Added:– having regard to the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR), including the Social Scoreboard, proclaimed and signed by Parliament, the Council and the Commission on 17 November 2017, in particular Principles 2, 3 and 20 thereof, as well as Principle 19 on housing and assistance for the homeless,

Removed:– having regard to Principle 19 of the European Pillar of Social Rights,

– having regard to the Commission communication of 1 April 2025 entitled ‘A modernised Cohesion policy: The mid-term review’ (COM(2025)0163),

Changed:– having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 16 September 2020 on ‘Universal access to housing that is decent, sustainable and affordable over the long term’ (own-initiative opinion),term’,

Added:– having regard to the opinion of the European Committee of the Regions of 21 November 2024 entitled ‘A renewed Cohesion Policy post 2027 that leaves no one behind’,

Added:– having regard to the Guidelines for the implementation of the right to adequate housing, published by the UN Special Rapporteur on 26 December 2019, in particular to the right to non-discrimination in the context of housing,

– having regard to the European Investment Bank Group’s Action Plan for Affordable and Sustainable Housing, launched in June 2025,

Added:– having regard to the 2020 social and affordable housing overview, published by the European Investment Bank Group on 1 July 2020,

– having regard to Opinion 02/2025 (pursuant to Article 322 TFEU) of the European Court of Auditors of 6 May 2025 concerning the Commission proposal of 1 April 2025 for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) 2021/1058 and (EU) 2021/1056 as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges in the context of the mid-term review (COM(2025)0123) and the Commission proposal of 1 April 2025 for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 establishing the European Social Fund + (ESF+) as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges (COM(2025)0164),

Added:– having regard to the Lisbon Declaration on the European Platform on Combatting Homelessness, adopted on 21 June 2021 by the Union institutions, Member States and social partners,

Added:– having regard to the Geneva UN Charter on Sustainable Housing of 16 April 2015 and its aim to ‘ensure access to decent, adequate, affordable and healthy housing for all’,

Added:– having regard to the European housing action plan launched by the Mayors4Housing Alliance and Eurocities in May 2025,

Added:– having regard to the publication by Eurostat entitled ‘Housing in Europe – 2024 edition’,

Added:– having regard to the tenth overview of housing exclusion in Europe 2025, published in September 2025 by the European Federation of National Organisations Working with the Homeless (FEANTSA) and Fondation pour le Logement des Défavorisés,

Added:– having regard to the Commission communication of 14 October 2020 entitled ‘A Renovation Wave for Europe – greening our buildings, creating jobs, improving lives’ (COM(2025)0662),

Added:– having regard to Council Recommendation (EU) 2021/1004 of 14 June 2021 establishing a European Child Guarantee,

Added:– having regard to the Commission communications of 5 March 2020 entitled ‘A Union of Equality: Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025’ (COM(2020)0152), and of 7 March 2025 entitled ‘A Roadmap for Women’s Rights’ (COM(2025)0097),

Added:– having regard to the Commission communication of 3 March 2021 entitled ‘Union of Equality: Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021–2030’ (COM(2021)0101),

Added:– having regard to the Commission communication of 7 October 2020 entitled ‘A Union of Equality: EU Roma strategic framework for equality, inclusion and participation’ (COM(2020)0620),

Added:– having regard to the Commission communication of 8 October 2025 entitled ‘Union of Equality: LGBTIQ+ Equality Strategy 2026-2030’ (COM(2025)0725),

Added:– having regard to the Liège Declaration on affordable, decent and sustainable housing for all, signed at the European Conference of Housing Ministers under the Belgian Presidency of the Council on 5 March 2024,

Added:– having regard to the declaration of the EU ministers responsible for housing, adopted in Nice on 8 March 2022,

Added:– having regard to the housing partnership action plan of the Urban Agenda for the EU, published in December 2018,

Added:– having regard to the La Hulpe Declaration of 16 April 2024 on the future of the European Pillar of Social Rights,

Added:– having regard to the strategic analysis of the European Labour Authority on the construction sector, published in September 2023,

Added:– having regard to the report of 17 April 2024 by Enrico Letta entitled ‘Much more than a market’,