considers that the development of a genuine European High-Speed Railways Network by 2040 must become a strategic priority for the Union, as ambitious as the Single Market, the euro and the Green Deal;
welcomes the Strategy for Housing Construction under the Affordable Housing Plan, but urges the Commission to swiftly present the announced initiatives and adopt far more ambitious measures to address the structural housing crisis: the necessary framework conditions for the construction to serve as a catalyst for affordable, sustainable and high-quality housing, a right to adequate and affordable housing in EU primary law, sufficient funding and a stronger focus on vulnerable groups and on sustainability. Housing support must, depending on the case, prioritise conversions, renovations and new builds and promote climate-neutral and resource-efficient construction methods, collective housing and alternative mobility approaches that improve people’s quality of life;
supports the objective of strengthening preparedness, detection and response capacities and deterring malicious drone use, while stressing that all measures must remain proportionate and consistent with fundamental rights, privacy, data protection, legal certainty and democratic accountability;
considers energy storage necessary to ensure the energy transition is feasible, affordable, socially fair, and territorially balanced. Yet, the EU lacks a related comprehensive strategy. For this reason, the Committee calls for the Commission to present a number of common guidelines and plans to advance the development of the Union's storage capacity.
