The coronavirus crisis has made life even more difficult for the most deprived people in our society… To protect them, as well the workers and volunteers delivering aid to them, and ensure no one falls through the net, the EU has had to take some exceptional measures…

EPRS policy podcast - Impact of coronavirus on EU aid to the most deprived

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.

Affordable Housing conference: Joint conference of the EU Parliament and the EU Commission on the EU Housing Crisis

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

MEPs discuss with the Commission ways to encourage public and private investment in decent and affordable housing in Europe. Ahead of her confirmation as Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement before Parliament on 18 July that Europe faces a housing crisis and announced she would appoint a Commissioner to be directly responsible for this issue. Danish Minister for Development Cooperation and Global Climate Policy Dan Jørgensen is the Commissioner-designate for Housing and Energy.
As part of its Renovation Wave Strategy, the Commission launched an Affordable Housing Initiative in October 2023. Before that, in January 2021, Parliament called on the EU to recognise access to decent and affordable housing as an enforceable human right.

Ensuring sustainable, decent and affordable housing in Europe

EP Plenary session - Parliament’s statements - International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

Poverty has many dimensions. Following recent crises, not least the COVID-19 pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis, some of poverty's known dimensions have evolved while new forms have emerged. Addressing poverty remains mainly the responsibility of EU countries' governments acting in complex national social settings. The EU meanwhile seeks to coordinate Member States' efforts and offers support in the form of funding and data. The new European Commission is stepping up efforts to meet the EU's poverty reduction targets.

EU action against poverty

EP Plenary session -  Ensuring sustainable, decent and affordable housing in Europe - encouraging investment, private property and public housing programmes

EP Plenary session - Taxing the super-rich to end poverty and reduce inequalities: EU support to the G20 Presidency’s proposal

EP Plenary session - Commission statement - International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

EP plenary session.- Decent and affordable housing for all

Irene TINAGLI (S&D, IT), Chair of HOUS Special Commitee, holds a press conference on the public housing policies mission in Vienna (Austria). One of the aims of the European Parliament's mission is to identify what measures Vienna is taking to tackle the housing crisis, specifically focussing on its approach to social housing. In Vienna, over 60% of the residents live in subsidised apartments. The city's housing model combines public ownership, non-profit housing associations, and cooperative housing, making the city’s rent-to-income ratios significantly lower than in other European cities. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press conference by Irene TINAGLI (S&D, IT), Chair of HOUS Special Commitee, on the public housing policies mission in Vienna (Austria)

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

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.

Press point by Irene TINAGLI (S&D, IT), newly elected Chair of the EP Special Committee on Housing Crisis in the EU (HOUS)

MEPs debate on International Day for the Eradication of Poverty and call for increased action to support those living in poverty as well as for measures to eradicate poverty in Europe.The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, marked annually on 17 October, fosters dialogue and understanding for people living in poverty. It acknowledges the efforts and the struggles of people living in poverty and provides them with an opportunity to make their voices heard.

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty: one round of political group speakers

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, opens the plenary session in Strasbourg by addressing a statement on International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. MEPs call for increased action to support those living in poverty as well as for measures to eradicate poverty in Europe.The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, marked annually on 17 October, fosters dialogue and understanding for people living in poverty. It acknowledges the efforts and the struggles of people living in poverty and provides them with an opportunity to make their voices heard. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

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