Build and renovate more homes

Europe must build and renovate homes faster to address the housing crisis. In today’s vote on Parliament’s special report on housing, the EPP Group helped steer the EU in that direction. The Parliament adopted key provisions to increase legal certainty for homeowners and tenants, and reduce bureaucratic hurdles – measures aimed at boosting supply and making housing more affordable. 

“Young people and families are suffering because Europe lacks homes,” says Borja Giménez Larraz MEP, who drafted the Parliament’s report. “When permits take years and authorities cannot deliver decisions in time, prices will keep rising. Housing realities differ across Member States, which is why subsidiarity matters. Europe should only act as a catalyst, removing barriers and unlocking investments to support national and local efforts by attracting both private and public investment.”

“The European Union cannot build houses itself, but it can make building easier again,” continues Nikolina Brnjac MEP, EPP Group spokeswoman in the Special Committee on the Housing Crisis. “Affordable housing is about competitiveness. If workers cannot live where the jobs are, Europe loses growth. With today’s vote, we deliver real results for families without undermining financial responsibility.”