On Monday 2 October, MEPs debated precariousness in the European Union and ways of helping the most disadvantaged.
In the presence of the European Commissioner for Social Affairs, Nicolas Schmit, they spoke in particular about the greater influx of people to food banks and highlighted the precariousness caused by Covid-19, the war in Ukraine and inflation.
While income support measures have helped to limit the impact of inflation, “more structural measures are needed to tackle...