Brussels, 09/10/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 9 October, the European Parliament, in adopting the report by Gabriele Zimmer (GUE/NGL, Germany) by 540 votes to 57, with 32 abstentions, called for a holistic approach to be put in place to tackle poverty. MEPs want decent income, quality jobs and better access to social services and services of general interest. Eight per cent of workers in the EU are under threat of poverty.
Most of the European Union's 27 member states have a national...