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

INI - Own-initiative procedure2025/2070(INI)Committee: Special committee on the Housing Crisis in the European UnionDG: [ENER] Energy

Policy topics

Energy (green transition)Nature protection and restoration in the EUCohesion and rural fundingEU housing policyEU strategy on population growthSocial Climate Fund implementation and impact

What this file does

Overview

The file concerns the European Parliament's own-initiative report (INI) 2025/2070, titled "Housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing." The procedure is ongoing, with the European Parliament having adopted a resolution. The analysis is based on the European Parliament resolution document (P10_TA(2026)0064) and associated procedural data. The resolution sets out Parliament's position to inform EU-level action, notably by calling for a European Affordable Housing Plan, and to request specific actions from the European Commission.

Legislative timeline

The procedural narrative indicates the file was referred to the responsible parliamentary committee on 3 April 2025. The committee report was tabled on 15 September 2025, followed by the tabling of committee amendments on 22 October 2025. The committee adopted its report on 9 February 2026. The text was subsequently tabled for plenary on several dates in February and March 2026. The European Parliament adopted the resolution on 10 March 2026. The current status is listed as "Awaiting committee decision," while the overall status is "Ongoing."

Institutional handling

The European Parliament's work is led by the Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union. Within the European Commission, the lead Directorate-General is ENER (Directorate-General for Energy), under Commissioner Dan Jørgensen. The relevant Council configuration is the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO).

Stakeholder reactions

Stakeholder engagement has been extensive, with 176 documented meetings held between stakeholders and EU policymakers. Of these, 168 were with Members of the European Parliament, 5 with Commissioners, and 3 with European Commission staff. The outreach involved 138 distinct organisations, with the most active being Eurocities, Build Europe, Knauf Insulation, Housing Europe, and Etex. On the topic of 'EU housing policy', the Fédération Européenne d'Associations Nationales Travaillant avec les Sans-Abri (FEANTSA) expressed opposition, focusing its advocacy on the social aspects of housing policy and homelessness management. In contrast, both Knauf Insulation and the Knauf Group expressed support, with an emphasis on economic aspects such as total cost of ownership, decarbonisation, and circularity. On the specific topic of the 'Energy performance of buildings', both Knauf Insulation and the Knauf Group expressed opposition, advocating for a stronger environmental focus through decarbonising production and ensuring circularity of materials.

Media coverage

No data on media coverage is provided.

Institutional status

ParliamentProcedure completed

Official documents (25)

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