"The house is sacred and cannot be touched.
Fratelli d'Italia warns against the European Union's attempt to foist on Italy, with the directive on energy efficiency, a disguised property that harms the rights of the owners
": so in a note the group leader of Fratelli d'Italia in the Chamber
Tommaso Foti
announcing that the group has "presented a resolution in Parliament to ask that the government intervene to prevent the approval of a law that would harm millions of Italian property owners".
New homes with zero emissions.
And for all other more stringent efficiency requirements.
Europe's controversial turnaround on emissions from public and private buildings could gradually become a reality in the coming weeks, leading to the restructuring of the entire European building stock to make it more sustainable.
The battle in the EU institutional arena is still completely open, with over 1,500 amendments proposed by MEPs to the text finalized by the European Commission.
Here are all the main elements of the latest draft under consideration by the European Parliament:
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NEW TEXT
- By 1 January 2030, all residential properties will have to return to energy class E. Three years later it will be mandatory to switch to class D. A promotion that requires a cut in energy consumption of around 25%, with interventions such as insulation thermal, replacement of fixtures, new condensing boilers, solar panels.
To reach zero emissions by 2050.
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SANCTIONS
- For the moment, possible limitations on the sale or rental of houses for those who do not have the EU green sticker have been skipped.
In any case, it would be up to governments to decide which sanctions to apply, in addition to the automatic loss of value of non-compliant properties.
* EXEMPTIONS
- Holiday homes, officially protected historic buildings, churches and other places of worship are excluded from the interventions.
But also independent houses with an area of less than 50 square meters.
* DATES
- The proposal for a directive was presented by the vice president of the EU Commission, Frans Timmermans, on 15 December 2021. With a reassurance addressed above all to Italy: "No Brussels bureaucrat will confiscate your house if it is not renovated".
On January 24, the text will be put to the vote in the European Parliament's Energy Committee and could land on the plenary table in Strasbourg on March 13.
After the approval from the Eurochamber, negotiations with the member countries will follow to arrive at final approval.
