Irene Tinagli
Member of the European Parliament · S&D · IT
“Mr President, the outcome of the interim report on the MFF marks an important step forward. I think we have built an ambitious yet responsible position, strengthening the EU budget to better address social challenges, the green transition and Europe's competitiveness in a complex geopolitical context.”
“A pergunta que lhe faço é, em primeiro lugar, se a senhora deputada fica satisfeita com o facto de essa matéria ser remetida para o Fundo de Desenvolvimento Regional, dentro dos planos de parceria nacionais e regionais, com todas as limitações que isso significa?”
“Of course, this is a first step, but I think it's very important: if we don't start addressing this crisis now – and if we don't start to do it seriously – we will undermine the basis of the future of this continent and of its competitiveness and cohesion.”
“But I'm happy that this priority has been recognised; it's been included; resources have been identified in the different programmes. Of course, this calls on the Member States and their responsibility. I know that now it is inside the national funds, but this calls on the responsibility of the Member States.”
“Madame Tinagli, vous présidez depuis un an la commission spéciale sur le logement, vous la présidez bien, nous avons reçu beaucoup d'experts, nous avons mené beaucoup d'auditions, nous avons réalisé des études, des missions. Toutes portent des préconisations, et le rapport de M.”
“Madam President, today is a very important day. It marks the recognition of the housing problem as a major priority of this Union. It's been the result of long work based on four points.”
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“But I'm happy that this priority has been recognised; it's been included; resources have been identified in the different programmes. Of course, this calls on the Member States and their responsibility. I know that now it is inside the national funds, but this calls on the responsibility of the Member States. We cannot build the European Union unilaterally. We need cooperation between our institutions, the European institutions, governments and Member States. I hope we can start from here to build a better European Union. 2-0078-0000”
“A pergunta que lhe faço é, em primeiro lugar, se a senhora deputada fica satisfeita com o facto de essa matéria ser remetida para o Fundo de Desenvolvimento Regional, dentro dos planos de parceria nacionais e regionais, com todas as limitações que isso significa? E se, por outro lado, a falta de um compromisso financeiro sério com investimento na habitação não é um motivo de preocupação para que se leve a sério, verdadeiramente, a proclamação de objetivos que é feita no relatório sobre as questões da habitação? 2-0077-0000 Irene Tinagli (S&D), blue-card answer. – I have no problem in saying that I would have wanted more. Yes, we always want more. When we entered this process in the budget, I would have loved to have a full, dedicated fund exclusively for that.”
“Of course, this is a first step, but I think it's very important: if we don't start addressing this crisis now – and if we don't start to do it seriously – we will undermine the basis of the future of this continent and of its competitiveness and cohesion. So I'm glad about that but, of course, we will also need the help of the Member States, and their commitment to further resources and measures. (The speaker agreed to take a blue-card question) 2-0076-0000 João Oliveira (The Left), Pergunta segundo o procedimento «cartão azul». – Senhora Deputada Tinagli, a senhora é também presidente da Comissão de Habitação e fez referência a essa matéria. E, de facto, é importante que este relatório tenha uma referência aos problemas da habitação.”
“Mr President, the outcome of the interim report on the MFF marks an important step forward. I think we have built an ambitious yet responsible position, strengthening the EU budget to better address social challenges, the green transition and Europe's competitiveness in a complex geopolitical context. But let me focus on one specific thing: I'm very pleased that, for the very first time, housing enters the European budget. We know that we are dealing with a huge affordability crisis for housing in the European Union – particularly heavy for workers and younger generations. We needed to act, and in this interim report we have identified instruments and resources, from cohesion funds to investment tools, to crowd in for other private investments to build a genuine European approach.”
“It reflects most of the work that we have done, in the sense that it contains many things that at the very beginning of the committee were not even on the table. Leila, you know that. The fact that now we have a report that addresses the issue of public housing, social housing and homelessness also encourages the Commission to take action on speculation to understand more where we couldn't get enough information. Intervention on the short-term rentals – of course, we cannot legislate now, but we have a commitment on the side of the European Commission to do so where one year ago, everybody told us that this would never have been possible. So I think, yes, we made a major step ahead. 2-0046-0000”
“Madame Tinagli, vous présidez depuis un an la commission spéciale sur le logement, vous la présidez bien, nous avons reçu beaucoup d'experts, nous avons mené beaucoup d'auditions, nous avons réalisé des études, des missions. Toutes portent des préconisations, et le rapport de M. Giménez ne va pas du tout dans le sens de tout ce qu'on a raconté pendant un an. Est-ce que, de votre point de vue, est-ce que selon vous, ce rapport logement est le reflet de tout ce qu'on a raconté, de tout ce qui s'est passé pendant un an en commission logement? Ou est-ce que vous trouvez que les propositions et les préconisations sont biaisées? 2-0045-0000 Irene Tinagli (S&D), blue-card answer. – The report reflects, of course, the majority of the consensus of the committee and of the different ideas. We are in a democracy. We have a dialogue.”
“Fourth, in areas where direct intervention is not possible because the competence lies at national level, like taxation, we have worked to guide and encourage government action. This is the point: we need also national governments to do their part. Some of them are doing that; others seems to take too much time and to commit too little resources. To those countries, we say, 'Wake up!' (The speaker agreed to take a blue-card question) 2-0044-0000 Leila Chaibi (The Left), question «carton bleu». – Madame Tinagli, vous présidez depuis un an la commission logement, vous la présidez bien, nous avons eu… Je vais répéter le temps que vous mettiez vos écouteurs...”
“Madam President, today is a very important day. It marks the recognition of the housing problem as a major priority of this Union. It's been the result of long work based on four points. First, what we've done trying to mobilise as many financial resources as possible for Member States and local authorities from the mid-term review of cohesion funds to dedicated financing for housing provided by the European Investment Bank to support also public investments and private investments towards affordable housing. Second, it has made available best practices – successful models of social and affordable housing that can be scaled up across Europe. Third, where it has the competence to intervene directly, such as in the case of short-term rentals, the Commission will step up with legislative proposals.”
“So it includes support for public investment – of course, also support for private investments to crowd them in towards a social good – a reform of the services of general interest framework to allow for better and more state aid, a strong focus on sustainability, a legislative response on short‑term rentals and, for the first time, a serious approach to address speculation. That's what we need – a response to really provide solutions for our citizens. 2-0282-0000”
“Madam President, sorry for my low voice but this doesn't take away my enthusiasm for what's been done today. Housing affordability has become one of the most urgent challenges facing Europe today. For millions of citizens, access to affordable housing is no longer a marginal issue because it directly affects their lives, the opportunities they can access, and also their trust in our ability to deliver solutions. That's why today it is so important – and I'm really happy to see that, finally, housing is at the core of the Commission's work, as we've been asking for many, many years. So the plan presented today actually really goes in the right direction, but not just for construction. It's a very complex, comprehensive plan because it goes to the root of the problem, which is a complex one.”
“So I do hope that the European Commission will keep its ambition high in the plan that is going to be revealed in December – the plan on affordable housing – and I hope that the Commission will also help us in pushing the Council, together with President Costa, and all the governments that are still reluctant to do more for their citizens, also in terms of budget for the next MFF. The well-being of citizens should be at the centre of our common action, beyond any ideological stance. So, please join us in this battle for the European citizens. 2-0045-0000”
“Madam President, the meeting of 23 October was the first time that the issue of housing was brought into the European Council, and I really want to thank President Costa for having brought this issue at the core of the debate. It's essential that heads of state and government recognise the house emergency that is spreading across Europe, and for sure the conclusions are a first step. But let's be honest: this is far too little compared to the scale and the depth of the crisis that millions of European citizens are facing. It's obvious that not all the governments are ready to tackle this challenge at the scale that is needed, and to acknowledge the constructive role that the European Union can and should play in addressing it.”
“Non possiamo togliere dei margini di manovra laddove c'è più bisogno a livello locale e territoriale. Quindi, per favore, agiamo, perché abbiamo milioni di cittadini e di amministratori che hanno bisogno del nostro sostegno. 2-0347-0000”
“Primo: a noi ha fatto molto piacere la revisione di medio termine dei fondi, con il raddoppio da 7 a 15 miliardi di euro sull'housing, però molti sindaci e amministratori ci dicono che era tardi, che non ci sono le condizioni, che molti erano già stati spesi. Non so se Lei ha dei dati su questo, però solo per dire che la capacità di avere dei tempi lunghi di programmazione per questo tipo di investimenti è fondamentale. Secondo: le condizionalità. Essere sicuri che queste risorse vadano davvero a progetti che hanno un impatto sociale rilevante, perché è lì dove noi abbiamo bisogno: il disagio sociale. Terzo: riguardo alla nuova proposta per le politiche di coesione, la preoccupazione è per la centralizzazione delle decisioni a livello nazionale.”
“Signora Presidente, signor Vicepresidente Fitto, onorevoli colleghi, parlo italiano così ci capiamo subito. Il tema della casa è un tema ormai enorme e i fondi di coesione sono spesso le poche risorse e i pochi strumenti che hanno gli amministratori locali sui territori, nelle regioni, nelle città, per dare un po' di sollievo e di risposte ai cittadini, e quindi sono importantissimi. Però, come si direbbe, non basta la parola, non basta mettere i fondi sulla carta: bisogna capire come vengono spesi, con quali strategie, con quali tempistiche, con quali condizionalità. Gli porto solo due o tre esempi.”
“The other priority we shouldn't forget when we talk about safety is the safety that the European citizens need and feel in their daily lives. This entails housing, having a safe roof over their head. We agreed on this priority at the beginning of this mandate. Let's not forget about it and include it in our semester report and in our fiscal and social policies. 3-0036-0000”
“Mr President, the European Semester coordinates economic and social policies across the Union, ensuring alignment from fiscal discipline to social policies. But this is not an abstract exercise. It has to be adapted and aligned with emerging priorities. So let's not forget two priorities that we have today that entail the security and safety of our citizens. The first type of security, of course, is what we are all discussing in these days. We are expanding fiscal flexibility to allow for more investment in security, but let's not forget there is one unresolved issue, which is the lack of a structured coordination mechanism for defence financing. Without this, Member States risk acting independently, leading to fragmentation and inefficiency.”
“– It's very simple: I don't have a lack of knowledge of what people go through, but maybe you have a lack of knowledge of how the Union functions and what competences the Union has and the powers and the resources. If we don't give the Union – our Union – the powers, the resources, the budget to support investments, our citizens will continue to suffer from lack of competitiveness. Single Member States alone will not be able. That's the reason why we are struggling. 3-0250-0000”
“(The speaker agreed to take a blue-card question) 3-0248-0000 Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă (NI), întrebare adresată conform procedurii „cartonașului albastru”. – Iertați-mă, dar sunteți de la socialiști, de zeci de ani conduceți toată Europa. Este culmea să vă plângeți taman dumneavoastră de exact problemele pe care dumneavoastră le-ați creat. Vă ascult și îmi dau seama că habar nu aveți ceea ce trăiesc oamenii. Oamenii nu mai au bani, salariile sunt mici, firmele pleacă din Europa și dumneavoastră dați vina pe naționalism? Tocmai lipsa naționalismului dumneavoastră, dragostea față de națiuni și de oameni v-au adus aici. Cum veți face dumneavoastră să faceți (...) (Președintele a retras cuvântul vorbitoarei) 3-0249-0000 Irene Tinagli (S&D), blue-card answer.”
“Three things: a large market for goods and services, common rules that govern the functioning of this market, and third, billions and billions of both public and private investments to sustain this competitiveness. Now, on these three things, we are stuck. We have been stuck for decades. We are prisoners of our own ideologies, nationalism, things like that, that we've also heard today in this Chamber. So now I think it's about time to move forward, and just talking about simplification is a way to avoid talking about the real issues and the real solutions and the real problems of the Union. And it is also a way to show the lack of ambition of this Commission and of the Union. So, dear Commissioner, the challenges in front of us are really enormous, and we do expect much more from the Commission.”
“Mr President, now, there are two issues that concern me in the debate on competitiveness. The first one is nostalgia, this idea that back then everything was working, while at the same time the entire world goes forward accelerating. The US, China, they are investing for the future and we are here thinking maybe how great we were and how we can protect our past. The second issue is the belief that this challenge is feasible at zero cost. Just with some simplification, we can regain competitiveness. I've heard a lot of colleagues – this is just an illusion. So, yes, simplification is important – I'm for it – but it will not be enough, come on. Let's look at what is making great the great competitiveness of our competitors.”