# Social housing in the European Union

European Parliament procedure 2012/2293(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee EMPL / FEMM / REGI). Stage: Procedure completed. 434 committee amendments tabled by 47 Members between 2013-02-25 and 2013-02-28.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report addresses social housing in the European Union. The amendments add citations (Treaty articles and Protocol 26 on services of general interest, the Charter of Fundamental Rights, Eurofound studies) and frame access to housing as a fundamental right; they stress the role of national, regional and local authorities in providing affordable, decent social housing, link it to the Europe 2020 poverty target, and address rising housing costs.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karima DELLI | France | Verts/ALE | 78 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96868.md |
| Alejandro CERCAS | Spain | S&D | 45 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4337.md |
| Phil BENNION | United Kingdom | RE | 40 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112014.md |
| Emer COSTELLO | Ireland | S&D | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112071.md |
| Gabriele ZIMMER | Germany | GUE/NGL | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28248.md |
| Evelyn REGNER | Austria | S&D | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96998.md |
| Csaba SÓGOR | Romania | PPE | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39724.md |
| Frédéric DAERDEN | Belgium | S&D | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97125.md |
| Anna ZÁBORSKÁ | Slovakia | PPE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23894.md |
| Inês Cristina ZUBER | Portugal | GUE/NGL | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/111589.md |
| Minodora CLIVETI | Romania | S&D | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/113597.md |
| Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ | Lithuania | S&D | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96681.md |
| Françoise CASTEX | France | S&D | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28148.md |
| Josef WEIDENHOLZER | Austria | S&D | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/111014.md |
| Anthea McINTYRE | United Kingdom | ECR | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/111011.md |

## Official source documents

- PE506.057: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-506.057+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE506.094: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-506.094+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE506.116: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-506.116+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2012-2293-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2012-2293-INI.json

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