In a resolution on the European semester budget process adopted on Wednesday 26 October, the European Parliament says the Council of the EU and the European Commission should try to ensure that budget correction measures are accompanied by measures to help reduce inequality.
Endorsing the relevant Parliament committee’s position, the MEPs point out that from 2008 to 2014, the number of individuals in the EU exposed to the risk of poverty and social exclusion rose by 4.2 million to a total...