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Debate: “Housing First” as urgent action to address the situation of homeless people in Europe
Date: MONDAY, 13 JANUARY 2020
Speaker: Beata Szydło
Political group: ECR
Country: Netherlands
Language: PL

Panie Przewodniczący! Panie Komisarzu! Dyskutujemy dziś o ważnym, bardzo ważnym problemie, jakim jest bezdomność. Myślę, że dla nas, europosłów, symbolem tego problemu, który nie jest rozwiązany i który powinien być wyrzutem sumienia nas wszystkich i całej Unii Europejskiej, są bezdomni, których możemy zobaczyć każdego dnia wokół Parlamentu Europejskiego również w Brukseli czy, tak jak mówił przed chwilą kolega, tutaj w Strasburgu. Kryzys migracyjny pogłębił ten problem, ale nie możemy siedzieć z założonymi rękami, tylko musimy podjąć skuteczne działania. Chciałam zwrócić uwagę w tym aspekcie na jeszcze jeden wymiar bezdomności, który czeka Europę: Europa się starzeje. To jest coraz poważniejszy problem zrywania więzi rodzinnych, braku opieki dzieci nad niedołężnymi rodzicami. Ci starsi ludzie pozostają bardzo często w dramatycznej sytuacji. Są usuwani ze swoich mieszkań bądź w ogóle nie mają możliwości zamieszkania gdziekolwiek. Bardzo proszę, byśmy również w ramach tych programów, które w tej chwili są przygotowywane, zwrócili uwagę na ten aspekt, na starych ludzi, którzy wymagają szczególnej naszej troski.
Debate: “Housing First” as urgent action to address the situation of homeless people in Europe
Date: MONDAY, 13 JANUARY 2020
Speaker: José Gusmão
Political group: GUE/NGL
Country: Finland
Language: PT

Senhor Presidente, os programas de habitação primeiro têm produzido resultados porque tratam os sem-abrigo como cidadãos, respondendo ao problema da habitação e partindo daí para resolver outros problemas de pobreza e de exclusão social. Em Portugal, designadamente em Lisboa, está a ser implementado um primeiro programa de habitação primeiro sem um único apoio da União Europeia, e portanto, já que a Comissão Europeia gosta da ideia da habitação primeiro, era interessante perceber se tencionam fazer alguma coisa acerca do assunto, se vão ter linhas de financiamento, ou se pelo menos a Comissão Europeia, que tanto se bateu pela liberalização do sistema financeiro e dos mercados de arrendamento, pelas políticas de austeridade que retiraram poder de compra os cidadãos europeus e pela restrição das políticas de investimento público um pouco por toda a Europa, tem alguma coisa para fazer, alguma coisa para apresentar, para apoiar esses programas, ou pelo menos para parar de os prejudicar.
Debate: “Housing First” as urgent action to address the situation of homeless people in Europe
Date: MONDAY, 13 JANUARY 2020
Speaker: Claire Fox
Political group: NI
Language: EN

Mr President, many years ago I worked at a homeless shelter in the Midlands in England, and it is an issue close to my heart. So this ‘Housing First’ initiative has much merit. But I have some concerns. I worry there’s a danger in a transnational centralised one-size-fits-all approach that can mean ignoring local and national circumstances and solutions. I’d like to stress that the causes of homelessness are not universal. I think that it can mean avoiding deeper long-term solutions. So, for example, the horror and degradation of homelessness has been in some countries directly the consequence of the impoverishing and brutal austerity policies imposed on nation-states in eurozone countries by this very European Union, that has led to unemployment, evictions and homelessness. But in turn, those stagnating economies in some countries force people to move around Europe looking for better lives, understandably, and they often, too, end up homeless. For those who glamorise freedom of movement, to remind you that according to the charity Crisis, the number of homeless people from continental Europe accounts for a third of all rough sleepers in London. Freedom of movement can mean people are far from home, exploited in low-paid jobs, with no support network. As one Polish man told the FT, homeless for five years: ‘Brexit or no Brexit, I’m staying, there’s nothing for me back there’. We have to make sure that we solve the problem at home before trying to impose from this central EU holier-than-thou body.
Debate: “Housing First” as urgent action to address the situation of homeless people in Europe
Date: MONDAY, 13 JANUARY 2020
Speaker: Mairead McGuinness
Political group: PPE
Language: EN

Mr President, in September 2018 the ‘Housing First’ principle was introduced in Ireland, and it has been successful in reducing the number of rough sleepers – those we visibly see on the streets of Dublin, our capital city – not completely, but certainly it has had an impact. But it is a particular model, and it needs to be modified for every country. I’ve seen it work in the Midlands of Ireland where, for example, a derelict building was converted for 10 individuals who needed that extra support, and they have that and they are secure.  But of course this debate – and Commissioner, you’ve opened it out to be a much wider debate than just Housing First because in my own country after the housing crisis we have now a real crisis still for some families who are living in emergency accommodation, and while we have built social housing – 10 000 last year – we still have significant numbers who need housing. So I think it’s useful to hear there are problems across Europe, and it would be helpful to know that we would find common solutions.  We equally need affordability. We need people with skills to build housing, so Commissioner, if you can, with new energy I suppose, bring Europe together on this housing crisis, I think it would be very helpful. But I would say that outside the Parliament in Brussels it is quite awful to see the number of homeless people who sleep in all sorts of weather, as it is here in Strasbourg, as was referenced by a colleague.
Debate: “Housing First” as urgent action to address the situation of homeless people in Europe
Date: MONDAY, 13 JANUARY 2020
Speaker: Estrella Durá Ferrandis
Political group: S-D
Country: Netherlands
Language: ES

Señor presidente, el sinhogarismo no supone solo no tener acceso a una vivienda digna, sino que implica graves problemas de salud, de acceso al mercado laboral y a prestaciones sociales y, sobre todo, incluso, de seguridad personal. Señor comisario, me consta su compromiso en este tema, y por eso espero que la Comisión presente pronto un borrador de recomendación que establezca un plan de acción para erradicar el sinhogarismo. Para finalizar, quiero señalar que este problema afecta significativamente a los ciudadanos móviles dentro de la Unión Europea. En este punto, sería conveniente una nueva comunicación de la Comisión para garantizar que se respeten los derechos de estos trabajadores y no terminen en la calle.
Debate: “Housing First” as urgent action to address the situation of homeless people in Europe
Date: MONDAY, 13 JANUARY 2020
Speaker: Francisco Guerreiro
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Germany
Language: PT

Senhor Presidente, Senhor Comissário, estima-se que existam cerca de 700 mil pessoas sem abrigo e 11 milhões de famílias que vivem em condições habitacionais vulneráveis e graves na Europa. E este número continua a aumentar, o que demonstra que vivemos numa sociedade profundamente desigual. Porém, para as pessoas sem abrigo existem soluções reais, e podemos vê—lo através do exemplo finlandês, com o programa  É também de fundamental importância referir que a erradicação da pobreza extrema é uma das prioridades da Agenda 20-30 e dos objetivos de desenvolvimento sustentável. Temos, assim, 10 anos para garantir o cumprimento deste objetivo. E em Portugal, também pela mão do Partido PAN, começou-se a caminhar para a implementação nacional do programa  Mas, Senhor Comissário, o desafio não é unicamente dos Estados—Membros, pelo que a Comissão deverá avançar com urgência com uma estratégia para garantir que, em 2030, nenhum cidadão esteja vulnerável a uma queda na armadilha da pobreza.
Debate: “Housing First” as urgent action to address the situation of homeless people in Europe
Date: MONDAY, 13 JANUARY 2020
Speaker: Silvia Sardone
Political group: ID
Country: Austria
Language: IT

Signor Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, siamo tutti ovviamente favorevoli a programmi che aiutino i senzatetto, che li aiutino a riabilitarsi, ad avere un tetto sopra la testa e a reinserirsi nella società. Però, dato che siamo qua, dovremmo anche un po' ragionare sulle cause, e se dobbiamo dirla tutta, insomma, l'Unione europea ha delle responsabilità, perché di fatto ha moltiplicato i senzatetto e i disadattati, aumentando le persone che bivaccano nelle nostre strade e che delinquono. Lo dico perché il buonismo, la finta integrazione, l'accoglienza senza limiti, il dire "abbiamo tutti le porte aperte", le lodi al multiculturalismo di fatto che cosa hanno fatto? Hanno aumentato il numero degli immigrati, portando immigrati su immigrati nei nostri territori. L'immigrazione senza freni porta degrado, disagio sociale, aumenta la criminalità (perché in qualche modo devono vivere) e aumenta i senzatetto nelle nostre strade. Allora, dato che siamo qua, magari facciamo un po' meno retorica e un po' più di autocritica.
Debate: “Housing First” as urgent action to address the situation of homeless people in Europe
Date: MONDAY, 13 JANUARY 2020
Speaker: Konstantinos Arvanitis
Political group: GUE/NGL
Country: Greece
Language: EL

Κύριε Πρόεδρε, η απώλεια της κατοικίας είναι η πρώτη συνέπεια της πολιτικής της φτωχοποίησης, κύριε Επίτροπε, κύριε Πρόεδρε. Είναι πολιτική συνέπεια· δεν είναι φυσική, δεν είναι φυσικό φαινόμενο. Ειδικά στις χώρες του Νότου η στέγη ήταν το τελευταίο καταφύγιο στη διολίσθηση προς την απόλυτη φτώχεια. Επί πρωθυπουργίας του Αλέξη Τσίπρα, στην Ελλάδα, η πρώτη κατοικία προστατεύτηκε «με νύχια και με δόντια». Σήμερα ο υπουργός Ανάπτυξης της νέας κυβέρνησης της Δεξιάς δήλωσε ότι, από τις 30 Απριλίου, μπαίνει πλαίσιο απόλυτης μη προστασίας της πρώτης κατοικίας· δηλαδή σχέδιο τέτοιο δεν θα υπάρξει. Με βάση τους στόχους που έχει θέσει ο ΟΗΕ για τη βιώσιμη ανάπτυξη και το πρόγραμμα της κυρίας von der Leyen για άμεση εφαρμογή της 19ης αρχής του Ευρωπαϊκού Πυλώνα Κοινωνικών Δικαιωμάτων, ρωτώ: Πώς θα διασφαλιστεί η πρόσβαση όλων των αδύναμων στα προγράμματα στέγης; Δεύτερον, ζητώ την απαγόρευση των πλειστηριασμών πρώτης κατοικίας. Πιστεύω ότι η ενίσχυση της υπάρχουσας στέγασης πρέπει να είναι δικαίωμα καθολικό, δικαίωμα διασφαλιζόμενο —πρωτίστως από την Ευρώπη—, δικαίωμα επανένταξης στην κοινωνία. Και τονίζουμε: Όχι χρηματοδότηση κατοικιών σε ειδικές περιοχές, όχι σε γκέτο, αλλά μέσα στον βασικό κοινωνικό ιστό.
Debate: “Housing First” as urgent action to address the situation of homeless people in Europe
Date: MONDAY, 13 JANUARY 2020
Speaker: Daniela Rondinelli
Political group: NI
Country: Spain
Language: IT

Signor Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, la lotta alla povertà in ogni sua forma è diventata un'emergenza non più rinviabile e la proposta dell' Tuttavia, come Movimento 5 Stelle, ribadiamo che, senza lo scorporo delle politiche sociali dal punto di vista del patto di stabilità, anche questa iniziativa rischia di rimanere lettera morta. Commissario Schmit, stiamo vivendo una grandissima contraddizione: da una parte, a livello europeo, si dice che è importante il sostegno alle politiche sociali, alla lotta alla povertà e alle diseguaglianze ma, allo stesso tempo, si dice agli Stati membri di investire nell'edilizia popolare e nel sociale nell'ambito dei vincoli di bilancio. Come Commissione europea abbiate il coraggio di proporre lo scorporo degli investimenti sociali dal patto di stabilità, perché solo così sarà possibile dare risposte concrete e tangibili alle persone in stato di bisogno e di povertà. I cittadini europei ce lo chiedono con forza, signor Commissario, questo è il nostro compito, dobbiamo realizzarlo oggi e restituire anche ai senzatetto la loro dignità perduta.
Debate: “Housing First” as urgent action to address the situation of homeless people in Europe
Date: MONDAY, 13 JANUARY 2020
Speaker: Romana Tomc
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: SL

Spoštovani predsedujoči. Upam si trditi, da je Evropa socialno najbolj urejen kontinent. Lahko smo zgled svetu. Znamo poskrbeti za različne šibkejše skupine, smo največji donator humanitarne pomoči na svetu. V tem smislu smo bogati in zato moramo do dostojnega življenja pomagati tudi tistim, ki si tega sami ne morejo privoščiti. Seveda tudi brezdomcem. Dostojno življenje zame pomeni imeti streho nad glavo. To je osnova in nekateri si te osnove ne morejo privoščiti. Zato jim moramo pomagati mi. Njih je življenje potisnilo na rob družbe. Podpiram to, da posamezne države, vsaka po svojih močeh in po svojem znanju, skušajo pomagati brezdomcem. Mi pa si med sabo lahko delimo dobre prakse. Seveda pa je Komisija tista, ki lahko z nekim integriranim pristopom spodbudi države članice, da bodo ubirale najboljšo pot. Hkrati pa si želim tudi to, da bi tisti, ki bodo to socialno pomoč prejeli in je bodo deležni, do nje se tudi odgovorno obnašali.
Debate: “Housing First” as urgent action to address the situation of homeless people in Europe
Date: MONDAY, 13 JANUARY 2020
Speaker: Milan Brglez
Political group: S-D
Country: France
Language: SL

Spoštovani predsedujoči! Vsekakor velja brezdomstvo za bolj spregledano in naraščajočo obliko kršitve človekovih pravic. Predvsem gre za pravico do dostojnega življenjskega standarda, ki vedno vključuje tudi pravico do stanovanja. Včasih privede zadeva celo tako daleč, da so ogrožena življenja in osebna varnost posameznika.  Države članice Evropske unije in sama Evropska unija so seveda po načelu subsidiarnosti dolžne poskrbeti za ukrepe za zmanjševanje in odpravo brezdomstva. K temu jih zavezujejo tudi ostali instrumenti človekovih pravic in sam evropski steber socialnih pravic.  Dejstvo, da število narašča in da je samo Finska tista, ki se je do sedaj uspela izogniti nas prav sili k temu, da je nujno treba pomagati oziroma pomagati v tem programu oziroma uporabiti ta program »Najprej stanovanje«, ker ta omogoča socialno vključenost in preprečiti druge oblike. Vsekakor pa se je nujno treba zavzeti za dostojno stanovanje za vse.
Debate: “Housing First” as urgent action to address the situation of homeless people in Europe
Date: MONDAY, 13 JANUARY 2020
Speaker: Karima Delli
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Hungary
Language: FR

Monsieur le Président, Monsieur le Commissaire, mes chers collègues, il y a neuf ans, je faisais adopter la première stratégie en faveur des sans-abri. J’étais rapporteure du logement social. Tous les ans, je tire la sonnette d’alarme, et les gouvernements dorment. Où sont les réunions d’urgence? Où sont les sommes à rassembler dans les meilleurs délais? Le constat est terrible: l’augmentation du sans-abrisme, plus 70 % en 10 ans. En France, un sans-abri meurt chaque jour, en Angleterre 59 % des sans-abri sont des enfants. Vous avez dit que nous n’avons pas de chiffres. Onze millions de personnes ne vivent pas dans un logement décent, ce qui est un scandale. Onze millions de personnes, ce sont des hommes, des femmes, des enfants qui souffrent dans leur chair. Vous me dites qu’il faudrait plus une politique d’accueil, mais la politique d’accueil par les États membres est juste coûteuse, inefficace mais surtout inhumaine. Le temps n’est plus au sparadrap, Monsieur le Commissaire. Mes chers collègues, j’appelle à un sursaut, à un réveil, à un peu d’humanité dans ce parlement. Il est temps d’unir nos forces pour aider les plus faibles. Il est temps, Monsieur le Commissaire, de dire que la Commission prendra ses responsabilités et appellera les États membres, au lieu de favoriser toujours les plus riches à des exonérations fiscales, à imposer de vrais investissements dans le logement social. L’Europe a su se mobiliser pour les banques, alors il est grand temps qu’elle se dégourdisse devant la détresse des plus vulnérables. Monsieur le Commissaire, on ne gouverne pas l’Europe par l’indifférence.
Debate: “Housing First” as urgent action to address the situation of homeless people in Europe
Date: MONDAY, 13 JANUARY 2020
Speaker: Mathilde Androuët
Political group: ID
Country: France
Language: FR

Monsieur le Président, Dieu se rit des hommes qui déplorent les effets dont ils chérissent les causes, et à mon avis Dieu doit rire souvent en observant nos institutions. Si vous souhaitez améliorer la situation des 700 000 sans-abri de notre continent, alors l’Union européenne doit tout de suite changer de logiciel. Premièrement, cessez d’encourager la surconcentration des services, des lieux de vie et des emplois sur des zones où le béton est la norme et où les prix de l’immobilier explosent, obligeant certains travailleurs pauvres à dormir dans leur voiture. Deuxièmement, cessez d’encourager les logiques antisociales d’une Europe uniquement tournée vers les gains financiers au lieu de renforcer la solidarité naturelle de la famille ou institutionnelle de nos politiques sociales de retraite, d’aides aux handicapés ou de santé publique. Et enfin, cessez de grossir les rangs des sans-logis en important des millions de clandestins: 95 % des migrants sont considérés comme des SDF en France. Avec une augmentation de 70 % du nombre de SDF en Europe en 10 ans, il est clair que les deux sujets sont liés. Pour ces trois raisons majeures dont vous êtes la cause politique, l’Union européenne est vouée à rester un continent où ne diminue pas le nombre de personnes sans domicile. Donc, avant de lancer un vaste plan de communication sur le sujet en guise de caution et de faire-valoir, changez tout de suite de cap pour le bien de tout le monde et surtout des plus pauvres.
Debate: “Housing First” as urgent action to address the situation of homeless people in Europe
Date: MONDAY, 13 JANUARY 2020
Speaker: Stelios Kympouropoulos
Political group: PPE
Country: Italy
Language: EL

Κύριε Πρόεδρε, κύριε Επίτροπε, υπάρχουν διάφορες αιτίες για τις οποίες μπορεί κανείς να βρεθεί στον δρόμο: η αποτυχημένη Παιδεία, η ελλιπής ενδοοικογενειακή κατανόηση, οι διακρίσεις, η ενδοοικογενειακή βία, οι εξαρτήσεις, η ξαφνική ανεργία και ένα θέμα υγείας. Οι μακροπρόθεσμες λύσεις βρίσκονται πάλι στην Παιδεία και την οικονομία. Επειδή όμως η ανάγκη είναι άμεση, θέλω να αναφερθώ και εγώ στις καλές πρακτικές της Φινλανδίας και του προγράμματος «Housing First» (Προτεραιτότητα στη στέγαση). Χρειαζόμαστε φιλόδοξους στόχους δεκαετίας. Μια προσφερόμενη κατοικία για ένα διάστημα, σε συνδυασμό με κοινωνικούς λειτουργούς και ευκαιρίες εργασίας, αποτελούν ένα καλό πλαίσιο επανένταξης. Ευκαιρίες για εργασία θέλουν οι άνθρωποι για να μπορέσουν να σταθούν και να δουν τον ήλιο. Αυτοί οι συνάνθρωποί μας δεν είχαν την τύχη να έχουν ανθρώπους γύρω τους να τους στηρίξουν στη δυσκολία. Ας γίνουμε εμείς οι άνθρωποί τους! Ας φτιάξουμε ένα δίκτυο αλληλεγγύης και υποστήριξης, καθώς πρώτα από όλα είμαστε άνθρωποι. Αυτό δείχνουμε στις δυσκολίες, και όχι μόνο τα Χριστούγεννα!
Debate: “Housing First” as urgent action to address the situation of homeless people in Europe
Date: MONDAY, 13 JANUARY 2020
Speaker: Bernhard Zimniok
Political group: ID
Language: DE

Herr Präsident! Von 2006 bis 2015, dem Jahr der illegalen Grenzöffnung durch Merkel, waren in Deutschland etwa eine Viertelmillion Menschen konstant wohnungslos. Seitdem ist ein rasanter Anstieg zu verzeichnen. Schätzungen zufolge wird es in Kürze mehr als eine Million Wohnungslose in Deutschland geben. Offizielle Statistiken dazu existieren nicht. Tragisch auch, dass viele Kinder, Frauen, junge Menschen, ja ganze Familien auf der Straße leben müssen.  In meiner Heimatstadt München zeichnet sich das gleiche Bild: 2015 ca. 5 000 Menschen obdachlos, heute 10 000. Die Gründe: Mangel an bezahlbarem Wohnraum, die Schrumpfung des Bestandes an Sozialwohnungen und – davor dürfen wir die Augen auch nicht verschließen – die Auswirkungen auf den Wohnungsmarkt durch die unkontrollierte illegale Einwanderung. In München wird derzeit gebaut, als gäbe es kein Morgen mehr. Und für wen? Für Menschen, die sich Quadratmeterpreise von 10 000 Euro aufwärts leisten können, und für illegale Migranten und deren Familiennachzug. Der Geringverdiener hat das Nachsehen, lebt auf der Straße oder muss ins Umfeld ausweichen. Daher fordere ich die Kommission auf: Machen Sie endlich Ihren Job und schließen Sie die Außengrenzen, bevor es zu sozialen Unruhen oder Schlimmerem kommt!
Debate: “Housing First” as urgent action to address the situation of homeless people in Europe
Date: MONDAY, 13 JANUARY 2020
Speaker: Stanislav Polčák
Political group: PPE
Country: Czechia
Language: CS

Pane předsedající, já musím prohlásit, že situace v dostupnosti bydlení je skutečně velmi tíživá, ba až katastrofická a v mnohých státech se neustále zhoršuje. Náklady na bydlení dramaticky rostou a dostupnost daného bydlení se skutečně výrazně zhoršuje pro celé vrstvy společnosti. Sociální práva v Evropské unii jako by v tomto ohledu přestávala existovat nebo jsou zásadně podlomena. Jsme svědky velkých bouří v Berlíně, v Mnichově, v řadě dalších měst, například i v Praze, kde velmi razantně roste dostupnost bydlení, která je zejména pro mladou generaci a sociálně ohrožené vrstvy nedostupná. Co s tím? Myslím, že je třeba realizovat podpůrná opatření na trhu práce, samozřejmě na trhu bydlení a dosahovat spolupráce právě s obcemi. To je úkol pro vládu, pro Evropskou unii, ale i pro obce. Situace v oblasti bezdomovectví je selháním i Evropské unie, měli bychom si toho být vědomi.
Debate: “Housing First” as urgent action to address the situation of homeless people in Europe
Date: MONDAY, 13 JANUARY 2020
Speaker: John Howarth
Political group: S-D
Language: EN

Mr President, you will have to bear with me; I have a throat infection so I have to speak quietly and slowly. While there are issues at present between the cities of London and Brussels of which we shall not speak here, they are both among the richest regions of the European Union, yet in Westminster Underground and in Place du Luxembourg, parliamentarians step over homeless human beings. We should be ashamed of that – because this is a massive failure of public policy. It is not about migration; it is about a failure to invest in homes.  I represent one of the richest regions in the European Union – South-East England – and I would say to anyone in that region who thinks it could never happen to them: it can. If it happened to you, or your son, or your daughter, or your grandchild, or your parent, how would you wish them tret? As a criminal? As a vagrant? As an addict? In modern developed societies, the right to a roof above your head should be a right of every citizen, yet homelessness is everywhere. Putting it right starts with the right attitude, and here I want to praise Brighton and Hove Council and their adoption of a homelessness bill of rights, and it ends with the recognition that social cleansing of our cities is immoral and that when you don’t build homes, you get homelessness.