Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-09-13-Speech-2-704-000"

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dcterms:Date	"2011-09-13"^^xsd:date2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20110913.45.2-704-000"2
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lpv:speaker	lp:Sari Essayah2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with Israel (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Suomen kristillisdemokraatit (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; EMPL (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; EPP (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; ECON (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, Commissioner, homelessness is one of the most poignant challenges amid the economic crisis ravaging Europe, and it is frequently associated with multidimensional social and health problems. Homelessness cannot be defined completely unambiguously: it is a phenomenon that differs greatly in content at different times and in different countries. This makes it difficult to make a comparative estimate of the number of homeless people, though that cannot be any sort of excuse for the absence of a homelessness strategy. Social policy must fall within the competence of the Member States, but we need coordination and an exchange of best practices. Fortunately, national homelessness strategies have been established in many Member States. In my country, Finland, the programme to reduce long-term homelessness has been based on the application of the Housing First principle. According to this, the organisation of accommodation and the improvement in personal life management would, for example, reduce the need for substance abuse and medical services, and motivate many people with substance abuse problems, for example, to seek rehabilitation. The new model focuses far more attention than before on the prevention of homelessness and its permanent reduction, rather than the development of temporary dwellings or accommodation. There is also an understanding that subsidised housing in the context of the existing housing stock will be significantly cheaper for society than having to deal with the consequences of homelessness in hospitals, drug rehabilitation centres or prisons. Commissioner, last year was European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion. European Years should not just be for making celebratory speeches, but for intervening in serious human problems."@en1
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