Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-11-15-Speech-2-434-104"
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"In order to achieve the ambitious objective of lifting 20 million people from poverty and social exclusion by 2020, the European Union must work to do more on awareness-raising, coordination and funding. Above all, I think European funds should be used in a much more targeted and efficient way in order to combat the increased discrimination and social marginalisation that more often than not represent the cause and the direct consequence of poverty. Furthermore, fighting poverty cannot fail to involve combating unemployment. I would like to underline, however, that frequently, having a job is not enough to ensure an escape from poverty. Accordingly, more action is needed to combat the phenomenon of poor workers and ensure access to decent, long-term employment. Unfortunately, the European Union is currently home to more than 80 million people living at risk of poverty, equivalent to 8% of the working population. We must face up to this dramatically worsening situation, remembering that poverty is a shared responsibility and a challenge for the whole of society; it must not be stigmatised or seen as the failing of individuals who find themselves in economic difficulty or socially excluded."@en1
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