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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9754

4 October 2008
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/social
2010 will be year for combating poverty and social exclusion

Luxembourg, 03/10/2008 (Agence Europe) - The EPSSCO Council (Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs) has formally adopted the Parliament and Council decision that will make 2010 the European year for combating poverty and social exclusion. Xavier Bertrand, President-in-Office of the Council, welcomed this decision which, far from being a declaration of principle, aims to make the debate and the positions of member states move forward in this field. “78 million people are...

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