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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10920

13 September 2013
Contents Publication in full By article 33 / 33
SOCIAL AFFAIRS / (ae) social affairs
Oxfam says EU at risk of 25 million more living in poverty by 2025

Brussels, 12/09/2013 (Agence Europe) - Oxfam International warns of an imminent disaster of Europe having an extra 25 million people living in poverty (defined as less than 60% of average income) by 2025. In a report published on Thursday 12 September, Oxfam warns of the impact of the austerity policies in Europe, “creating divided countries and a divided continent, and entrenching poverty for a generation”.

To justify its claims, Oxfam makes use of a comment by Karl Marx that he who...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
SECTORAL POLICIES
EXTERNAL ACTION
INSTITUTIONAL
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
SOCIAL AFFAIRS