In a landmark decision on the complaint No.
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New ECSR Decision on Power Cuts in Canada Real, an Informal Settlement in Madrid
FEANTSA v Czech Republic. Collective Complaint No. 191/ 2020. [2.07.2024]
The Complaint
FEANTSA's collective complaint against the Czech Republic in 2020 highlighted a failure to respect the right of families to social, legal and economic protection (Article 16 of the Charter), which includes the right to housing and more specifically:
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The EU and its Member States must respect and promote the right to adequate housing in Europe
In the run-up to the June 2024 elections, we have published a legal briefing: The EU and its Member States must respect and promote the right to adequate housing in Europe!
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New complaint registered against Spain on the right to housing
A new collective complaint was registered on 17 October 2024. It relates to Articles 16 (Right of the family to social, legal and economic protection), 17 (Right of children and adolescents to social, legal and economic protection), 19 (Right of migrant workers and their families to protection and assistance), 30 (Right to protection against poverty and social exclusion), 31 (Right to housing) and E (Non-discrimination) of the revised European Social Charter.
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The EU and its Member States must respect and promote the right to adequate housing in Europe!
In the run-up to the June 2024 elections, we have published a legal briefing: The EU and its Member States must respect and promote the right to adequate housing in Europe!
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Conclusions 2023 of the European Committee of Social Rights on Children, Family and Migrants
On 20 March 2024, the Council of Europe's European Committee of Social Rights produced a crucial legal assessment on social rights. The Committee's findings highlight some progress, but significant gaps and shortcomings remain in states' efforts to guarantee social rights.
The conclusions adopted by the Committee concern the accepted provisions of different articles of the Revised European Social Charter belonging to the thematic group " Children families and migrants" which includes article 31 on the right to adequate housing.
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A stepping stone for the right to adequate housing of undocumented migrants: Notes on Infante Díaz v Spain
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Concluding observations of the CESCR on the fourth periodic report of Ireland
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of Ireland in March 2024.
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Official Visit of the UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing to the Netherlands
The Special Rapporteur on the Right to adequate housing presented in March his report on his visit to the Netherlands, from 11 to 21 December 2023.
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Ensuring the right to housing in Europe's green transition
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