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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8223

1 June 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/poverty
Martine Roure places emphasis on elimination of dire poverty when laying the stone of honour to victims of poverty - Call for better national action plans and for Economic and Social Committee to include representatives of populations suffering great poverty

Brussels, 31/05/2002 (Agence Europe) - On the initiative of the European Parliament, the City of Brussels and associations combating poverty, especially ADT Quart Monde, a stone of honour was laid down on 29 May on the EP's esplanade in Brussels (following several other cities, especially Paris, Strasbourg, Berlin, Rome, New York and Manila). Among the prominent people present were EP President Pat Cox, the Commissioner for Social Affairs, Anna Diamontopoulou, the Spanish Minister of Social...

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