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PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION (2024/3000(RSO))

On setting up a special committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union, and defining its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of office

B-10-2024-0217

Conference of Presidents

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Parliament sets up a special committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union to propose solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing, with 33 members and a 12-month term. The committee will map housing needs, analyse policies, assess speculation, monitor short-term rentals, and recommend actions, including a final report.

Key points

  1. Sets up a special committee named 'Special committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union' to propose solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing.
  2. The committee will map housing needs across territories and population groups, particularly low and middle income groups, and assess impacts on inequalities, affordability, demography, poverty and social exclusion.
  3. It will analyse existing Union, national, regional and local housing policies, focusing on targeted instruments for social, sustainable and affordable housing in cities, islands, coastal and rural areas, including accessibility for people with disabilities.
  4. It will analyse the impact of housing speculation and its economic consequences, and propose follow-up actions.
  5. It will assess whether house price and rent trends are adequately reflected in cost of living indicators and related policies.
  6. It will map and assess the effectiveness of public and private Union and national resources, including existing Union funds for housing and homelessness eradication, and make recommendations.
  7. It will analyse systemic issues with short-term accommodation rentals on affordable housing availability and monitor implementation of Union legislation on data collection and sharing, to be adopted nationally by 20 May 2026.
  8. It will analyse effects of Union policies on housing availability and affordability, including bottlenecks in regulations on investment, state aid and supply chain shortages.
  9. It will assess barriers affecting the construction sector, identify shortages in availability, sustainability and financing for affordable housing, and assess non-profit and limited-profit housing solutions.
  10. It will assess policies and legislative proposals to improve housing provision, including new construction, reconversion and renovation, and map innovative technologies and administrative burdens hampering the renovation wave.
  11. It will contribute to the European affordable housing plan and European strategy for housing construction, conduct hearings with experts, and study best practices around Europe.
  12. The committee will have 33 members and a term of office of 12 months from its constituent meeting, and will present a final report at the end.

Who is affected

  • The special committee itself, with 33 members and a 12-month term.
  • EU citizens, particularly low and middle income groups, young people, and people with disabilities, who face housing challenges.

Figures and deadlines

  • 33 members
  • 12 months term
  • 20 May 2026 deadline for national adoption of Union legislation on short-term rental data

Legal basis: Article 3(3) TEU; Articles 9, 14, 148, 153, 160 and 168 TFEU; Protocol 26