On the Commission delegated regulation amending Annex III to Directive (EU) 2024/1275 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the Union framework for the national calculation of life-cycle global warming potential

on the Commission delegated regulation amending Annex III to Directive (EU) 2024/1275 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the Union framework for the national calculation of life-cycle global warming potential

B100178/2026

European Parliament resolution on the Commission delegated regulation of amending Annex III to Directive (EU) 2024/1275 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the Union framework for the national calculation of life-cycle global warming potential

(C (2025) 08723- 2025/3044(DEA))

– having regard to the Commission delegated regulation C(2025)08723,

– having regard to Articles 173, 191 and 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU),

– having regard to Directive (EU) 2024/1275 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 April 2024 on the energy performance of buildings, and in particular Article 7(1) thereof,

– having regard to Rule 114(3) of its Rules of Procedure,

A. whereas Article 48 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making provides that Union legislation must avoid overregulation and administrative burdens for citizens, administrations and businesses, in particular SMEs;

B. whereas Article 7(3). of Directive (EU) 2024/1275 provides that the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts to establish a Union framework for the national calculation of life-cycle GWP with a view to achieving climate neutrality; whereas Article 290(1) TFEU provides that a delegated act may only supplement or amend certain non-essential elements of a legislative act; whereas it follows that Article 7(3) of Directive (EU) 2024/1275 was, in its legal basis, contrary to Article 290(1) TFEU;

C. whereas, in any event, the Commission delegated regulation C(2025)08723 establishes a detailed, prescriptive and technically binding methodology for the calculation of life-cycle global warming potential of buildings, producing significant economic, social and budgetary effects and, therefore, exceeds the scope of non-essential elements, thereby constituting an overstepping of the delegated powers conferred on the Commission;

D. whereas, pursuant to Article 173(1) TFEU, the Union and the Member States shall ensure that the conditions necessary for the competitiveness of the Union’s industry exist; whereas the construction sector constitutes a strategic industrial value chain, largely composed of SMEs and local operators; whereas the Commission delegated regulation C(2025) 08723 imposes additional technical and administrative constraints without sufficient assessment of their cumulative effects on costs, activity and employment; whereas it is therefore liable to undermine the competitiveness of the construction sector, in contradiction with the Union’s competitiveness objectives;

E. whereas the Commission delegated regulation C(2025) 08723 imposes significant economic and administrative burdens irrespective of the actual contribution of the various actors to greenhouse gas emissions; whereas it thereby shifts a substantial share of the costs to households, local authorities and economic operators, without adequate targeting or demonstration of the necessity of less restrictive measures;

F. whereas housing affordability in the Union is deteriorating, with 8,.2 % of Union residents spending 40 % or more of their disposable income on housing, a level widely recognized as indicating an excessive housing cost burden ();

G. whereas average housing sale prices have increased by 55,4 % across the Union since 2010, while average rental costs have risen by 26,7 %(), with price increases in urban areas exceeding these averages;

H. whereas younger generations are particularly affected, as employment opportunities are concentrated in urban areas, compelling many to rely on overcrowded housing, co-living arrangements, or prolonged residence in the parental home;

I. whereas according to the European Investment Bank, meeting housing demand in the Union would have required the construction of approximately one million additional dwellings(), representing an increase of more than 70 % compared to current construction levels; whereas, in parallel, the number of building permits for new dwellings fell by 19.6 % in 2023 alone and has significantly declined since 2021;

J. whereas the construction sector is struggling to regain solid momentum, with investment declining by more than 2 % in 2024(), while construction cost indices have risen sharply since 2000, increasing from 62 points in 2000 to 116 at the end of 2023();

K. whereas the Commission delegated regulation C(2025) 08723 fails to take these risks and factors into account, increasing construction costs, adding regulatory complexity for construction companies—particularly SMEs—and ultimately driving up housing sale prices for European citizens, thereby further exacerbating the current housing crisis;

L. whereas the Commission delegated regulation C(2025) 08723 goes beyond Directive (EU) 2024/1275 and, de facto, imposes disproportionate and unreasonable constraints on Member States;

1. Considers that the Commission delegated regulation C(2025) 08723 disregards the Commission’s commitments under the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making, by introducing an excessive regulatory burden, encroaching upon national competences and producing substantial budgetary effects without adequate assessment, in breach of the principles of proportionality, subsidiarity and sound financial management;

2. Objects to the Commission delegated regulation, on the grounds that it:

(a) exceeds the delegated powers conferred on the Commission by Directive (EU) 2024/1275;

(b) constitutes a technocratic expansion of climate policy, lacking a sufficient democratic basis;

(c) undermines the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality;

(d) threatens the competitiveness of European construction sectors and access to affordable housing;

3. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission and to notify it that the delegated regulation cannot enter into force;

4. Calls for an urgent, deep and comprehensive revision of Directive (EU) 2024/1275 aimed at significantly simplifying the regulatory framework, including, where necessary, through targeted deregulation, in order to ensure access to affordable and decent housing for European citizens; urges the revision to be supported by a comprehensive impact assessment with particular focus on the affordability and the actual costs required to comply with the targets set by that Directive in the Member States; considers that the Commission must be ready to pursue all the possible options, including repeal, to protect households from unnecessary costs and from the risk of being unable to access affordable housing, in a scenario sensitive to inflation spikes;

5. Draws attention to the severe financial impact that the Commission delegated regulation would have on local authorities and households, which would be required to absorb increased construction costs, thereby also undermining the capacity to deliver social housing to the residents;

6. Calls on the Commission to resubmit, in the third quarter of 2026, a new delegated regulation strictly limited in scope and leaving Member States genuine control over the key parameters of the calculation;

7. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and to the governments and parliaments of the Member States.