17/12/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 12 December, the European Commission decided to designate 2010 as the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion. The €17 million campaign aims to reaffirm the EU's commitment to making a decisive impact on the eradication of poverty. Currently, the EU has 78 million people (16% of the population) living under the threat of poverty. 19% of children in the EU are at risk of poverty and one European in ten lives in a household where no...