“Green” homes: for now no agreement on mandatory renovations that would have dried up Italians
The wake-up call for the renovation of polluting homes appears to have been temporarily put on hold, as the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union failed to reach an agreement on the Green Homes Directive during the trialogue with the Commission . The obligation to renovate all residential buildings in classes E, F and G by 2033 , initially proposed, has been cancelled, at least for now, leaving Member States the responsibility to develop plans to reduce the energy consumption of the entire stock residential construction by 2050. Have no doubt that they will try to reintroduce it again, within the few months left or in the next legislature. Voting will never be as important as in 2024.
Italy, supported by the League's firm stance, has been successful in eliminating some of the most controversial aspects of the directive, including alleged "green mortgages" and the requirement to install electric charging stations and wire parking in existing residential buildings . While some divisive issues remain unresolved, such as the installation of solar panels on public and non-residential buildings, and penalties for non-compliance, the text has been significantly toned down. These issues will be addressed in an upcoming trilogue scheduled for December.
The Italian Confederation of Building Ownership, Confedilizia, welcomed this suspension, commenting that common sense has finally prevailed. In summary, for the moment it seems that Italians can breathe a sigh of relief, while the discussion on these crucial issues for the energy efficiency of buildings is set to continue at the next meeting in December.
Obviously, as we have written, we will see a return of this regulation in the future. This is too good an opportunity for large foreign real estate groups to take possession of Italian real estate assets with the excuse of renovating it, all for little money. Given their enormous power in Brussels you will see that they will return to power.
For now, the fear of an electoral beating has prevailed. It will never be as important to vote well as in the next European elections, if you want to avoid having to pay tens of thousands of euros in mandatory property renovations which, in the end, risk being worth as much as your house.
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