On the occasion of the International Tenants Day/UN-HABITAT Day 2008, the International Union of Tenants (IUT) invites you to a conference on future policies of European housing:
European Conference: Decent and affordable housing in the European cities
When: 6. October 2008 9.30 to 13.00
Where: European Parliament, Brussels Belgium, Building Paul-Henri Spaak (PHS), Room: P7 C 050 (7th floor) Rue Wiertz 60, B-1047 Brussels
Preliminary Program:
Welcome: Sven Carlsson, President of the International Union of Tenants
Opening of the Conference: Barbro Engman, President of the Swedish Union of Tenants
Key-note speech: Decent and affordable housing in the European cities Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, President of the Party of European Socialists
Housing and the future shape of the EU regional and cohesion policy, Danuta Hbner, European Commissioner for Regional Policy (tbc)
Sustainable housing policies- best practice and worst cases in the European cities
Prof. Peter Boelhouwer, Scientific Director Housing Studies, Delft University of Technology
Tenants make cities! Tenants from Europe speak for themselves
Harmonious cities and rental housing, Jean B. Bakole, UN-HABITAT, Director Liaison Office to the EU 2
Panel discussion: Future EU-policies to guarantee affordable rental housing in the expensive cities of Europe
– Eva-Britt Svensson, Member of the European Parliament and Vice-Chairwoman of the Confederal Group of the European United Left – Nordic
Green Left
– Jean-Marie Beaupuy, Member of the European Parliament and Chairman of the Urban-Logement Intergroup (tbc)
– David Orr, President of the European Liaison Committee for Social Housing (CECODHAS) and Chief Executive of the National Housing Federation, England
– Alain Hutchinson, Member of the European Parliament, Vice President of the Urban Housing Intergroup
Closing speech: Dr. Franz-Georg Rips, President of the German Union of Tenants
Interpreting will be provided into English, French, German and Swedish.
The conference is free of charge.
In view of security checks at the European Parliament please bring invitation and ID.
When register please indicate your full name, home address and date of birth, note that these information are compulsory to enter the European Parliament.
Deadline for registration: September 15, 2008. RSVP by September 15 by E-mail: iutbrussels@skynet.be or by Fax: +32 2 513 09 55.
The IUT-conference will be followed by a Reception in the new IUT-Brussels office 23 rue du Luxembourg, B-1000 Brussels, 13.30 to 16.00
You are cordially invited!
More info:
Barbara Steenbergen
Head of IUT-liaison office to the EU
Barbara.steenbergen@iut.nu