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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11501
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European middle classes dwindling as result of growing inequality

Brussels, 29/02/2016 (Agence Europe) - Almost all of the European Union's member states are experiencing the same trend: the loss of their middle-income earners who are less and less able to contribute to economic growth. Increasing inequality is the main reason behind the phenomenon, according to a new report from the International Labour Organisation (ILO) prepared in collaboration with the European Commission and presented in Brussels on Monday 29 February.

Very few have been able to...

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