MEPs made a commitment to ending rough sleeping in Europe by 2015, by adopting the written declaration on ending street homelessness 111/2007 on Thursday, 10 April 2008. In all, 438 signatures were collected from Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from all political groups and all European Member States, which meant it could be adopted by the European Parliament.

The registration of the declaration put street homelessness firmly on the agenda in Europe. The declaration called for agreement on an EU-wide commitment to end street homelessness by 2015, and called on the European Commission to develop a European framework definition of homelessness and provide annual updates on action taken and progress made in EU Member States towards ending homelessness.

It also urges Member States to devise "winter emergency plans" as part of a wider homelessness strategy.

Further information from FEANTSA