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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9421

8 May 2007
Contents Publication in full By article 23 / 33
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/social/poverty
Results of 6th European Meeting of People Experiencing Poverty - EU responses an “important breakthrough”

Brussels, 07/05/2007 (Agence Europe) - Social exclusion and extreme poverty affects around 72 million people in Europe. In 2000, 16% of European citizens were at risk from poverty. In 2006, 10% of adults (aged 18-59) were living in a household where no one was in employment. In the EU, 19% of children are at risk from poverty. Such situations of great hardship make it difficult for people to play a full part in the life of society. This is unacceptable. So, what can be done to help? Equal...

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