Emancipation and Access to Housing

AGENDA

11:30 - Opening
Miguel Lorenzo, President of PP A Coruña

11:33 - Objectives and Priorities of the Xunta de Galicia in Housing
María Martínez, Regional Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Planning, Xunta de Galicia

11:40 - Round Table: Challenges in Access to Housing: Market Conditions, Squatting, and Legal Insecurity
Moderator: Adrián Vázquez, Member of the European Parliament

Carlos San Claudio, Councillor in A Coruña and EPP-CoR member of the YEP program in the European Committee of the Regions

María Deza, Councillor for Urban Planning and Housing in Sanxenxo, and Housing Speaker for the PP in the Galician Parliament

12:00 - Round Table: Emancipation: The Challenge for Young People in Access to Housing
Moderator: Francisco Millán, Member of the European Parliament

Nicole Grueira, President of NN.XX. Galicia (youth group of PP) and Member of the Galician Parliament

Sandra Quintas, Mayor of Bande and General Secretary of the PP Province of Ourense

Blanca García, Councillor for Urban Planning, Accessibility, Housing, and Emancipation in Ferrol

12:20 - Closing Remarks
Alfonso Rueda, President of Xunta de Galicia

The EPP-CoR local dialogues aim to bring the EU closer to citizens by raising issues of immediate interest to local communities. Within this framework, the Partido Popular de Galicia, in collaboration with the European People's Party (EPP) group in the European Committee of the Regions, will host a dialogue to analyze the challenges of access to housing, along with the roadmap implemented by Galicia in this area. To this end, the measures adopted by the Xunta de Galicia, the proposals made by the party, and how Galicia has become a model for European regions in terms of housing access and emancipation will be presented.

This dialogue will take place in the city of A Coruña, known for its characteristic peninsular geography, where housing access and rising prices have a significant impact on emancipation and rental affordability for students and young professionals. Additionally, the alarming increase in squatting has caused profound legal insecurity among landlords, most of whom are small property owners. As a result, a significant number of properties have been withdrawn from the market, drastically reducing supply and leading to higher rental prices.

To address this issue, the Galician public administration has been implementing an ambitious plan since the beginning of this legislative term. With the approval of the current budget, efforts are being made to propose solutions for citizens, especially young people.

The Partido Popular de Galicia, as the party most closely aligned with the interests of the Galician people, recognizes the urgency of this issue. This dialogue will invite analysis and reflection from different perspectives and stakeholders, with the goal of outlining a roadmap for Galicia.