13
Dec
2023
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EU strategy to assist young people facing the housing and cost of living crisis (topical debate)
Mr President, ladies and gentlemen. Christmas is just around the corner – a great time for many to look forward to. But we can't imagine how many families with children and adolescents this time is a challenge. Rising cost of living, rising food prices, horrendously high rents that eat up much of the income: This means uncertainty for many citizens in the European Union. Whether young or old, people can no longer make ends meet. The poor are pushed to the margins of society. The middle classes are eroding. Young people are afraid of the future. Meanwhile, I keep hearing speeches from Mrs von der Leyen in Parliament about how great this Commission is at mastering the crises. Discussions are currently taking place in the Federal Republic of Germany on how social benefit systems can be cut down. No, colleagues! Anyone who takes the concerns and needs of the citizens seriously invests in a social infrastructure, not in rearmament and war. He invests in apartments, affordable for everyone.