Brussels, 14/10/2011 (Agence Europe) - To meet the EUROPE 2020 Strategy targets of getting at least 20 million Europeans out of poverty and social exclusion, the EU will set up a new European anti-poverty platform at the convention in Krakow (Poland) on Monday 17 and Tuesday 18 October 2011. This first Annual Convention, organised by the European Commission with the Polish Presidency, will be the first stage of a transition to the Convention's final format. Its key objective is to give visibility and political weight to the European Platform against Poverty and build support across various policies and institutions, different levels of government and civil society actors. The Krakow Convention will be attended by more than 350 people, who will discuss three key issues: national action plans, the European Commission's anti-poverty programme and how to achieve social targets. (JK/transl.fl)