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EP Plenary Session - Housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing

Photo action by pregnant women after voting in plenary for Members during pregnancy and after giving birth

HOUS - Mission to Paris.

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EMPL - FEMM joint Committee meeting

Press conference on the Future of Europe

Leila CHAIBI in the EP in Strasbourg

MEPs set out their recommendations to promote decent, sustainable, and affordable housing across the European Union in a debate with Council and Commission representatives. They highlight the precarious living conditions of millions of Europeans, due to a limited housing supply and increasing rent and mortgage costs in the past two decades. The draft proposals cover the key aspects of the crisis, including the need to boost investment through EU, national and private funds, to reduce red tape in the housing sector, improve the quality, sustainability and habitability of homes, and to tackle labour shortages and competitiveness challenges in the construction sector.

Housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing: MEPs debate (part 1)

This News item presents the extracts from the debate and the vote on the recommendations to promote decent, sustainable, and affordable housing across the European Union. It also includes statements by Borja GIMÉNEZ LARRAZ (EPP, ES), Rapporteur and Irene TINAGLI (S&D, IT), Chair of HOUS. In a debate with Council and Commission representatives and a vote, MEPs highlight the precarious living conditions of millions of Europeans, due to a limited housing supply and increasing rent and mortgage costs in the past two decades. The draft proposals covers the key aspects of the crisis, including the need to boost investment through EU, national and private funds, to reduce red tape in the housing sector, improve the quality, sustainability and habitability of homes, and to tackle labour shortages and competitiveness challenges in the construction sector. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing: extracts from the debate and vote and statements by Borja GIMÉNEZ LARRAZ, Rapporteur and Irene TINAGLI, Chair of HOUS

MEPs question European Commission representatives and Yinan Zhu, Head of Business Integrity Group, Greater Europe. Pressure has been mounting on Shein to meet with policymakers, who are concerned about the influx of cheap parcels it generates as well as suspected breaches of EU law and the environmental impact it has, especially as the company was caught selling child-like sex dolls in France. Questions by MEPs.

Illegal and unsafe products online - SHEIN under the EU spotlight: questions by MEPs

MEPs debate on the presentation of the programme of activities of the Cyprus Presidency. They discuss the programme of Cyprus’s six-month Council Presidency, which began on 1 January, with the President of the Republic of Cyprus. Under the banner “An Autonomous Union. Open to the World”, Cyprus will focus on strengthening the EU’s strategic autonomy while remaining firmly committed to multilateralism, international law, and global cooperation. Second part of MEPs debate.

Presentation of the programme of activities of the Cyprus Presidency: MEPs debate (part 2)

Commissioner Jørgensen and MEPs discuss how to ensure access to affordable housing across the EU. The Commission’s Affordable Housing Plan is expected to include a dedicated construction strategy and streamlined administrative procedures to accelerate the renovation of existing households. MEPs focus on the shortage of skilled workers in the construction sector, a possible revision of state aid rules to incentivise construction, and cooperation with the private sector. The importance of renovation and rehabilitation in both urban and rural areas is also likely to be raised during the debate. First part of MEPs debate.

Presentation of the European Affordable Housing Plan: MEPs debate (part 1)

MEPs debate on the protection of minors online. MEPs debate a report calling for accelerating the enforcement of the EU Digital Services Act and the AI Act, while closing legal gaps to ensure online services are safe for minors to use. Sounding the alarm over the mental health risks and rising social media addiction among children and adolescents, MEPs want to ban the most harmful addictive practices for minors and for the EU to take action against persuasive technologies and practices such as targeted ads, influencer marketing, addictive design, loot boxes and dark patterns. The text proposes a common EU-wide minimum age threshold of 16 years for accessing social media platforms and the development of privacy preserving age assurance systems.

Protection of minors online: MEPs debate (part 1)

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, and Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (S&D, ES), Rapporteur, hold a press point on proxy vote during pregnancy. Parliament is seeking to improve gender equality and ensure mothers can participate fully in political life. The targeted change to the electoral rules would confer proxy voting rights to MEPs three months before their estimated due date and six months after childbirth.This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press point by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (S&D, ES), Rapporteur on proxy vote during pregnancy

MEPS debate on protecting EU consumers against the practices of certain e-commerce platforms.

CHAIBI, Leila (The Left, FR)

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