20. Nov 2008
10:00 - 11:45

Access to housing for persons having difficulties to find housing in the market

Urban-Logement Intergroup
Altiero Spinelli, 09G115 60, rue Wiertz
1047 Bruxelles
Phone: +32 (0)2 28 45354
Fax: +32 (0)2 28 49354
Email: jeanmarie.beaupuy@europarl.europa.eu

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Discussion / Debate / Lecture

Internal Market & Competition

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European Parliament, LOW N3.2
Allée du Printemps 2 2
67070 Strasbourg

One out of five children in Europe is a risk of poverty. Today 80 millions European are living in poverty and an increasing number of them are working poors. Providers of housing and housing services, professionals of housing sector and property owners, members of the European Housing Forum, are proposing together with the Intergroup Urban-Housing a high-level conference with the participation of the Minister Christine Boutin, who will chair on the 24th of November, the informal Housing Ministers meeting.

Jean-Marie Beaupuy, MEP and President of Urban and housing intergroup of the European Parliament; Christine Boutin, Minister du logement, Présidence française de l’Union européenne; Freek Spinnewijn, FEANTSA Director,: what is the EP planning to do to ensure follow up of the written declaration “ending street homelessness”; Michael Newey from RICS (to liaise with GEFI: with Jean Perrin).