Overview
- Lawmakers approved the guidance 317–166 with 84 abstentions, proposing a European alliance for housing to coordinate action.
- Recommendations include a simplification package with digitalized, faster permitting targeting 60 days, a review of VAT rules for super‑reduced rates, mobilization of public land, and a stronger role for the European Investment Bank.
- The report mixes tenant safeguards with owner protections, urging longer rental contracts, more market transparency, condemnation of abusive practices, and reinforced measures against illegal occupation.
- The text rejects rent price controls as ineffective, saying they create uncertainty and deter investment.
- Implementation depends on follow‑up by the European Commission, the EIB, and national, regional, and local authorities, as most housing powers lie outside EU institutions.