Housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing

Adopted.

Part voted on: ‘whereas social and affordable housing is financed by national, regional, and local authorities, with the EU playing a key role through funding instruments, cooperation facilitation and best practice exchanges among Member States and cities; whereas investment in social and affordable housing stock has declined dramatically since the 2008 financial crisis; whereas the proportion of public, cooperative and social housing has been steadily declining; whereas just 7 % of the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility fund in 2024 was spent on social housing and other social infrastructure; whereas, in the implementation of the RRF, shortcomings have been identified with regard to transparency and clarity in the definition and monitoring of criteria at national level; whereas national promotional banks and institutions (NPBIs) play an essential role in financing decent, affordable and sustainable housing, leveraging private investment and strengthening the financing framework at national and regional level; whereas NPBIs have promoted more than 380 000 dwellings across the EU and committed close to EUR 50 billion in financing to the housing sector in 2023 alone, thus strongly complementing EU-level initiatives with their long-lasting expertise and experience;’ without the words: ‘with the EU playing a key role through funding instruments, cooperation facilitation and best practice exchanges among Member States and cities’

This vote was not taken by roll call, so no member’s position is recorded.