I would like to remind you (and on this subject the document drawn up by the European Housing Forum can be consulted on the websites of the Convention and of the Forum) that the need for recognition of the right to housing has received backing at the community level from several sources, including : the European Parliament: three Resolutions (87, 96 and 97) and the Bertel Haarder report in March 2000 of the Commission on the freedom and rights of the citizens; the Committee of the Regions:
C’est la reconnaissance du droit d’accès de tous à un logement décent et abordable par les autorités publiques à tous les niveaux qui garantira, à terme, la mise en œuvre de politiques générales qui prennent en compte ce besoin fondamental de chacun.