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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10744

5 December 2012
Contents Publication in full By article 15 / 29
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) statistics
Rise in numbers at risk of poverty and social exclusion

Brussels, 04/11/2012 (Agence Europe) - The number of people at risk of poverty and social exclusion in the European Union rose significantly in 2011. Currently the figure stands at 24.2% of the population of the EU after remaining stable at 23.4% in 2008 and 23.5% in 2010, reveal figures published by Eurostat, the EU statistical office on Monday 3 December.

Exclusion can take any of three different forms. These are the risks of: poverty; finding oneself in a situation of severe material...

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