C. whereas affordable, adequate and secure accommodation is a suitable tool for achieving social justice and cohesion, and investment in affordable housing is a precondition for enhanced labour mobility and increased employment opportunities, while the construction and renovation of social housing is crucial for achieving the targets of meeting the housing demand, providing for affordable housing for broad levels of the population, boosting economies, keep property bubbles in check, combat energy poverty and ensuring tax income of Member States;

S. whereas affordable rental housing is essential for young people in order to take up vocational training, university studies, internships or employment opportunities;

The regional housing project under the Sarajevo process is being implemented by Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro.

13. Stresses the need to take into account the specific housing problems of rural environments in order to favour a balanced policy on spatial planning that counters segregation and the depopulation of rural areas, especially considering the many handicaps in such areas, such as low levels of earnings, scattered and dilapidated housing and a lack of rental, social or other accommodation;

11. Stresses the need to take into account the specific housing problems of rural environments in order to favour a balanced policy on spatial planning that counters segregation and the depopulation of rural areas, especially considering the many handicaps in such areas, such as low levels of earnings, scattered and dilapidated housing and a lack of rental, social or other accommodation;

· Making the reintegration of returning migrants in their home country as smooth as possible (in particular professionally): this could include support to the job search and/or setting up of businesses by returnees in their countries of origin; support to countries of origin in the recognition of the informal skills acquired by returnees throughout their stay abroad; a reintegration premium, tax-preferred savings accounts in migrants' home country, special housing programmes, support to enable returning researchers to continue a research project in their home country, or – in the case of students –continuation of scholarships for a cou ...[+++]ple of years following return.