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"en.20080922.18.1-047"2
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"An approximate 60 million European citizens, amounting to 15% of the EU’s population, are at risk of poverty. The following priorities have been identified for elimining poverty: a higher rate of employment, preventing school drop-out, eliminating child poverty, modernising social security, and eliminating discrimination. Investment in education should be a priority. Ensuring modern infrastructure for education and improving the professional training, payment and status of teaching staff are prerequisites for quality education.
Today, the average rate of school drop-out in the EU is over 16%. Many of the young people dropping out of school come from rural areas and are forced to stop attending school by their precarious financial state. I urge the Member States to treat as a priority the development of educational infrastructure and the creation of employment, particularly in rural areas. Better education guarantees a decent standard of living for the younger generation, thus improving the social and economic cohesion of the European Union . The future of the EU depends on the strength, value and quality of present and future generations."@en1
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