Source: European Parliament
Priority question for written answer P-000269/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Hanna Gedin (The Left)
In December 2024, Parliament decided to set up a special committee on the housing crisis in the EU. Even though we had hoped for a stronger focus on the tenant’s perspective and rights, we welcome such a committee. Every effort to ensure people’s right to good living conditions in affordable homes is imperative, and the EU institutions play a crucial role going forward. According to the International Union of Tenants, one third of European citizens live in rental housing. But rents are unaffordable, and energy costs in poorly insulated homes have soared. The housing market is not for the many, even though a home is recognised as a fundamental right. The financialisation of all housing markets has consequently transferred housing policy from governments to profit-oriented corporate finance, and short-term rentals are extracting existing housing from the regular housing market, at the expense of residents.
In light of the above:
- 1.What steps will the Commission take to revise EU state aid rules and to regard housing policy as a national competence?
- 2.Will the Commission work towards an EU transparency register on real estate transactions?
- 3.What measures will the Commission take towards regulating short-term rentals?
Submitted: 22.1.2025