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A beggar in Italy (Photo: .craig)

EU anti-poverty plan lacks substance, says civil society

The European Commission unveiled on Thursday (16 December) a ten-year plan to combat poverty in the bloc, aiming to cut the number of people living in poverty by 20 million by 2020.

Social affairs commissioner Laszlo Andor and the document outlining the strategy both condemned the state of poverty in the bloc: "Combating poverty is both a moral duty and an economic necessity. With millions still living on the margins of society we are wasting our human resources."

According to com...

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A beggar in Italy (Photo: .craig)

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