Brussels, 20/02/2007 (Agence Europe) - When presenting the joint report 2007 on social protection and inclusion, approved by the Commission on Monday and due to be adopted by the Employment/Social Policy Council on Thursday (see EUROPE 9369), Jérôme Vignon (European Commission) backed up his comments with a few statistics (sources: Eurostat, SILC, WHO):
(1) Social inclusion: a) In 2004, 16% of EU25 citizens were already below the poverty line (fixed at 60% of average national income),...