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Fifth stakeholder dialogue on the EU Platform against Poverty and Social ... : During its 5th stakeholder dialogue on the EU Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion , the European Commission presented updates on its planned Social Investment Package, the 2012 Poverty Convention, and reports on Active Inclusion and ...

EU Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion : "With poverty and social exclusion affecting the daily lives of more than 100 million EU citizens, the European Commission yesterday (16 December) unveiled a raft of policy initiatives designed to address the causes ...

EU parliament endorses new plans to tackle poverty By Martin Banks - 21st November 2011 MEPs endorsed the so-called 'EU platform against poverty and social exclusion ' by an overwhelming majority. Reaction was swift with the NGO, EuroHealthNet, saying it hopes the move will prove a "key move" towards ...

Improve social policies for the benefit of social cohesion The Second Annual Convention of the Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion that took place on 5-7 December 2012 in Brussels, Belgium highlighted the need for the EU to invest in adequate, sustainable and effective social policies that strengthen ...

EU must face up to scourge of poverty The European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion was set up do look for answers. Belgian Socialist Frédéric Daerden attended the first annual convention in Krakow in October and told MEPs on the Employment Committee that the aim is to lift at ...