Appeal against Law 24/2015 of 29 June 2015 on urgent measures to address the housing and energy poverty crisis
4.5.2016
Question for written answer E-003799-16
to the Commission
Rule 130
Ernest Urtasun (Verts/ALE) , Marina Albiol Guzmán (GUE/NGL) , Javier Couso Permuy (GUE/NGL) , Francesc Gambús (PPE) , Tania González Peñas (GUE/NGL) , Javi López (S&D) , Ernest Maragall (Verts/ALE) , Jordi Sebastià (Verts/ALE) , Josep-Maria Terricabras (Verts/ALE) , Ramon Tremosa i Balcells (ALDE) , Miguel Urbán Crespo (GUE/NGL)
On 29 April 2016, Spain's caretaker government filed an appeal on the grounds of unconstitutionality against Catalan Law 24/2015, which was adopted following a grassroots initiative spearheaded by the organisations Plataforma de Afectados por la Hipoteca (PAH), Alianza contra la Pobreza Energética (APE) and Observatori DESC (Drets Econòmics i Culturals). The law is needed to guarantee the right to housing and put an end to the mass evictions that are still taking place. The Spanish Government has argued that Law 24/2015 violates State jurisdiction concerning procedural and insolvency law, as it provides for extrajudicial mediation proceedings prior to eviction. On 28 April 2016, the Commission launched infringement procedure 20152200 precisely because Spanish procedural and insolvency law is in breach of Directive 93/13/EEC and Article 47 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.
Does the Commission consider that Law 24/2015 fully complies with Directive 93/13/EEC?
Does the Commission consider that the appeal by Spain's caretaker government is in breach of Article 34(3) of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights?
What is the Commission's view of the housing crisis in Spain?