At a conference entitled "Affordable Housing - addressing the housing crisis in the European Union”, the Special committee on the Housing Crisis in the EU launches the debate on the causes of this crisis, how the EU can help EU countries tackle it and what measures could be taken at European level. The event, hosted jointly by Parliament and the Commission gathers experts and representatives of EU institutions, and national and regional authorities.

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HOUS committee delegation mission to Barcelona

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HOUS - Affordable Housing - addressing the housing crisis in the European Union - Press point

Irene TINAGLI, (S&D, IT), Chair of the Special committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union (HOUS) and Ioannis TSAKIRIS, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB), give a press conference on the Housing Action Plan for Affordable and Sustainable Housing. Parliament established the HOUS Committee with a 12-month mandate, to propose solutions for decent, sustainable, and affordable housing for all European citizens. It has been tasked with mapping housing needs, analysing existing housing policies across the EU and contributing to the future implementation of the European affordable housing plan. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press conference by Irene TINAGLI, (S&D, IT), HOUS Committee Chair, and Ioannis TSAKIRIS, Vice-President of the EIB, on the Housing Action Plan for Affordable and Sustainable Housing

Irene TINAGLI, Chair of Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the EU (HOUS) gives a press conference at the European Parliament’s Liaison Office in Barcelona. A delegation from the Special Committee on Housing travelled from 26 to 28 May to Spain to meet local, regional and national governments, economic and social actors and education and research institutions. One of the aims of this visit was to assess cities that are tourist destinations and that have experienced a significant increase in short-term rentals, which has led to a transformation of the housing market, and to learn from the strategies that cities implemented to address the issue. In Barcelona, MEPs gathered information on how the city is addressing this issue. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press conference by Irene TINAGLI, Chair of HOUS Committee, on the housing needs in Barcelona and Badalona

Irene TINAGLI (S&D, IT), Chair of HOUS, holds a press point following the EP/EC Joint conference "Addressing the housing crisis in the Union".

Press point by Irene TINAGLI (S&D, IT), Chair of HOUS, following the EP/EC Joint conference "Addressing the housing crisis in the Union"

This high-level conference formally launches both the Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union (HOUS) and the European Commission's Affordable Housing Dialogue. Following mutual agreement between the institutions, the European Parliament hosts this opening event, with a corresponding closing conference to be hosted by the Commission at a later date to be identified. The opening conference address the full spectrum of topics outlined in both the HOUS Committee's mandate and the Commission's Affordable Housing Dialogue Framework. It will serve as a foundation for gathering evidence that will inform the subsequent consultation process, to be conducted collaboratively between the Parliament, Commission, and other Union’s institutions.

Addressing the housing crisis in the EU: extracts from the EP/EC joint conference and statement by Irene TINAGLI (S&D, IT), HOUS Special Committee Chair

MEPs discuss its economic, social and employment priorities for the EU and adopt two related resolutions. The debate and vote tie in with the so-called “European Semester” cycle – the EU’s economic and social policy coordination framework.

European Semester for economic policy coordination 2025: MEPs debate

MEPs discuss with Commission and Council representatives the recently tabled EU strategy to regain competitiveness and secure sustainable prosperity. This so-called “Competitiveness Compass” contains three core areas for action: innovation, decarbonisation, and security. It also identifies five so-called horizontal enablers for competitiveness: simplification, lowering barriers to the Single Market, financing competitiveness, promoting skills and quality jobs, and better coordination of policies at the EU and national levels. First part of MEPs debate.

Competitiveness Compass: MEPs debate (part 1)

The New Special Parliamentary Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union, comprising 33 members, holds its constitutive meeting to elect their Chairs and Vice-Chairs and launch their activities. This news item shows extracts from the constitutive meeting, the election of the Chair and the statement hold by Irene TINAGLI (S&D, IT), newly elected Chair of HOUS Special Committee.

Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union (HOUS): atmosphere shots of the constitutive meeting and statement by Irene TINAGLI (S&D, IT), newly elected Chair of HOUS Special Committee

The newly elected Chair of the EP Special Committee on Housing Crisis in the EU (HOUS), Irene TINAGLI (S&D, IT) holds a press point in Brussels. In December 2024, Parliament approved the establishment of a special committee that should propose solutions on how the EU should tackle the issues with housing. The committee will operate for one year. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

TINAGLI, Irene (S&D, IT)

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