What changed between the draft committee report and the plenary report

MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION

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on the role of cohesion policy investment in resolving the current housing crisis

(2024/2120(INI))

The European Parliament,

– having regard to the Treaty on European Union, in particular Article 3(3) thereof,

Changed:– having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Union (TFEU), in particular Articles 14, 174, 175175, 177 and 177349 thereof, and to Protocol 28 thereto on economic, social and territorial cohesion, which recognises the need to monitor regularly the progress made towards achieving economic, social and territorial cohesion and states the Member States’ willingness to study all necessary measures in this respect,

Removed:– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, the Just Transition Fund and the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy,

Added:– having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in particular Article 17 thereof,

Changed:– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/10582021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, the Just Transition Fund and onthe European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and financial rules for those and for the CohesionAsylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Internal Security Fund (ERDF-CFand the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy (the Common Provisions Regulation),

Added:– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 on the European Regional Development Fund and on the Cohesion Fund,

Added:– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 establishing the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1296/2013,

– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/1056 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 establishing the Just Transition Fund (JTF), which aims to support the people, economies and environment of territories that face serious socio-economic challenges stemming from the shift towards a climate-neutral EU,

– having regard to the Commission’s ninth report on economic, social and territorial cohesion of March 2024,

Changed:– having regard to the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in particular ArticleArticles 8 and 25(1) thereof,

Added:– having regard to the agreement adopted at the 21st Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21) in Paris on 12 December 2015 (the Paris Agreement),

Added:– having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which entered into force for the EU on 22 January 2011 in accordance with Council Decision 2010/48/EC of 26 November 2009 concerning the conclusion, by the European Community, of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,

Added:– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 2021 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulations (EC) No 401/2009 and (EU) 2018/1999 (‘European Climate Law’),

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

– having regard to the Council of Europe’s revised European Social Charter, and in particular to Article 31 thereof on the right to housing,

Changed:– having regard to the Commission communication of 14 October 2020 entitled ‘A Renovation Wave for Europe -– greening our buildings, creating jobs, improving lives’ (COM(2020)0662), which aims to renovate 35 million buildings by 2030,

Changed:– having regard to DirectiveRegulation (EU) 2024/12752024/1028 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2411 April 2024 on thedata energycollection performanceand ofsharing buildings,relating to short-term accommodation rental services and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724,

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

Added:– having regard to its resolution of 13 June 2018 on Cohesion Policy and the Circular Economy,

Added:– having regard to its resolution of 20 May 2021 on reversing demographic trends in EU regions using cohesion policy instruments,

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– having regard to the Territorial Agenda 2030 – A future for all places, adopted at the informal meeting of ministers responsible for spatial planning, territorial development and/or territorial cohesion on 1 December 2020,

– having regard to the housing partnership agenda of the Urban Agenda for the EU of December 2018,

– having regard to the New Leipzig Charter – The transformative power of cities for the common good, adopted at the informal ministerial meeting on urban matters on 30 November 2020,

– having regard to the new urban agenda adopted by the UN on 20 October 2016,

Removed:– having regard to the Commission communication of 15 September 2021 entitled ‘New European Bauhaus – Beautiful, Sustainable, Together’ (COM (2021)0573),

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

Added:– having regard to the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) proclaimed by the Council, Parliament and the Commission in November 2017, and in particular principle 19, ‘Housing and assistance for the homeless’, and principle 20, ‘Access to essential services’, thereof,

Added:– having regard to the ninth overview of housing exclusion in Europe 2024, published in August 2024 by the European Federation of National Organisations Working with the Homeless (FEANTSA) and the Fondation Abbé Pierre,

Added:– having regard to the Green Paper on Ageing – Fostering solidarity and responsibility between generations, published by the Commission on 27 January 2021 (COM(2021)0050),

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 15 September 2021 entitled ‘New European Bauhaus – Beautiful, Sustainable, Together’ (COM(2021)0573),

– 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 24 November 2020 on tackling homelessness rates in the EU,

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– having regard to its resolution of 14 September 2022 on the new European Bauhaus,

– having regard to its resolution of 15 February 2022 on the challenges for urban areas in the post-COVID-19 era,

– having regard to its resolution of 12 July 2023 on the financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2022,

– having regard to the ESPON project entitled ‘Access to affordable and quality housing for all people’,

Changed:– having regard to the housing policy toolkit of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development on decentralisation/fragmentation of social housing responsibilities ,responsibilities,

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– having regard to the report issued by Enrico Letta in April 2024 entitled ‘Much more than a market’,

– having regard to the report issued by Mario Draghi in September 2024 entitled ‘The future of European competitiveness’,

– having regard to the report by the German Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development published in 2022 entitled ‘Housing Policies in the EU’,

– having regard to the report by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions of 18 October 2023 entitled ‘Bridging the rural-urban divide: Addressing inequalities and empowering communities’,

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

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

– having regard to the Gijón Declaration adopted on the occasion of the informal ministerial meeting on housing and urban development on 13-14 November 2023,

– having regard to the La Hulpe Declaration on the Future of the European Pillar of Social Rights signed by the EU institutions, social partners and civil society representatives on 16 April 2024,

– having regard to the Liège Declaration drafted and signed by European non-state actors, including cities and regions, NGOs, organisations, researchers, civil society representatives and businesses at the European Conference of Housing Ministers under the Belgian Presidency of the Council on 5 March 2024,

– having regard to the report by the European Investment Bank (EIB) of 7 February 2024 entitled ‘EIB Investment Report 2023/2024’,

Changed:– having regard to the opinion of the European Committee of the Regions of 17 April 2024 entitled ‘Smart, sustainable and affordable housing as a tool for local authorities to face multiple challenges’,

– 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 Committee of the Regions of 14 May 2025 entitled ‘The role of cities and regions in the EU Affordable Housing Plan’,

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 Commission communication of 7 March 2025 entitled ‘A Roadmap for Women’s Rights’ (COM(2025)0097),

Added:– having regard to its resolution of 7 June 2022 on EU islands and cohesion policy: current situation and future challenges,

Added:– having regard to the mission letter of 17 September 2024 to Dan Jørgensen, Commissioner for Energy and Housing,

– having regard to Rule 55 of its Rules of Procedure,