Decision
Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union: extending its term of office and adjusting its responsibilities
- Effect
- Adopted
- Result
- show of hands — no count
- Date
- 7 July 2026, 13:31–13:32
- Kind
- Resolution
More facts (8)
- Dossier
- 2026/2807(RSO)
- Source
- Motion for a resolution
- Topics
- EU institutions & ParliamentEconomy & single market Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 8 votes · 6 roll calls · 6 amendments
- Requested by
- The Left (1 roll call) · Greens (1 roll call)
- Sitting
- Tuesday 7 July 2026
- Final vote
- 195413
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Show of hands — no count
Adopted.
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 6 amendments (6 rejected) and 1 part of the text voted on separately (1 rejected).
Debate speakers and how they voted
| Member | Group | Speeches | Spoke | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberta METSOLA Malta | EPP | Speeches1 | 7 Jul 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | no roll call |
All votes on this decision, 8
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amendment 4 to paragraph 2, point c B10-0343/2026 – § 2, point c – Am 4 | Roll call | 113 for, 521 against, 21 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 2 | Amendment 5 to paragraph 2, point f B10-0343/2026 – § 2, point f – Am 5 | Roll call | 115 for, 516 against, 21 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 3 | Amendment 6 to paragraph 2, point h B10-0343/2026 – § 2, point h – Am 6 | Roll call | 112 for, 529 against, 15 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
Show the other 7 votesShow the other 5 votes
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Amendment 5 to paragraph 2, point f B10-0343/2026 – § 2, point f – Am 5 | Roll call | 115 for, 516 against, 21 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 3 | Amendment 6 to paragraph 2, point h B10-0343/2026 – § 2, point h – Am 6 | Roll call | 112 for, 529 against, 15 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Amendment 7 to paragraph 2, point p B10-0343/2026 – § 2, point p – Am 7 | Roll call | 128 for, 481 against, 43 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 5 | Separate vote on recital B | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 6 | Amendment 3 to recital D B10-0343/2026 – Recital D – Am 3 | Roll call | 110 for, 516 against, 31 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 7 | Amendment 1 to recital D B10-0343/2026 – Recital D – Am 1 | Roll call | 130 for, 490 against, 35 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Greens |
| 8 | Final vote — text as a whole Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Show of hands | Adopted |
Roll calls requested by The Left, Greens.
Text
The text voted on.
AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament extended the term of the special committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union by six months to monitor solutions proposed in its resolution of 10 March 2026.
The committee will monitor the Commission's response, map housing policies, and propose priorities on EU legislation, including a housing simplification procedure in 2027.
It will also coordinate with the Commission on best practices, assess financialisation impacts, and prepare for the EU Housing Summit 2026.
The committee must present conclusions at the end of its extended term.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament extends the special committee on the Housing Crisis by six months to monitor solutions from its March 2026 resolution and adjusts its responsibilities to cover monitoring, mapping, and proposing on housing policies.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2026/2807(RSO) · Procedure type RSO
Proposal for a decision amending the decision of 18 December 2024 on setting up a special committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union to extend the special committee’s term of office and adjust its responsibilities
Parliament adopted the text on 7 July 2026. This is its final position on the matter.
Show the 5 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee (done)
- Committee work (done)
- Tabled for plenary (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 7 July 2026 (done)
- Parliament’s position · Final (done)
Connections
What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.
Show 4 connections: Running issue: Housing crisis
Running issue: Housing crisis
- Issue Housing crisis Running issue · Crisis 7 Jul 2026
- Decision Housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing Resolution · report by Borja Giménez Larraz 10 Mar 2026 Adopted
- Decision Role of cohesion policy investment in resolving the current housing crisis Resolution · report by Marcos Ros Sempere 10 Sept 2025 Adopted
- Decision Setting up a Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union, and defining its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of office Resolution · motion for a resolution 18 Dec 2024 Adopted
Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official source
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2026). “Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union: extending its term of office and adjusting its responsibilities”. Decision, 7 July 2026. votingId 195413, document B-10-2026-0343, reference 2026/2807(RSO). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-07-07/9 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Results of votes, sitting of 7 July 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-07-07-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-07-07, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-07-07/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2026-07-07-9,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union: extending its term of office and adjusting its responsibilities}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-07-07},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-07-07/9}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-07-07/9},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 195413, document B-10-2026-0343, reference 2026/2807(RSO). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-07-07-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-07-07 (CC BY 4.0)}
}