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"According to a Eurostat report published last week, 20% of Lithuanians are living on the poverty line. That is one of the highest rates in Europe. In Greece, for instance, the rate is 11.6%, while in the Czech Republic it is 6.2%. In Lithuania, the at-risk-of-poverty rate is much higher than the EU average (8.1%). In single parent families in Lithuania, this rate is 46%. It is therefore obvious that we cannot significantly reduce the distribution of food when the number of poor people is increasing. I agree with the rapporteur that we should seek a compromise with the Council on the scheme for ‘food distribution to the most deprived persons’ because it is shameful that the proposal was blocked for as much as two years at the Council. The compromise is perhaps a temporary measure, but would address a difficult situation for people who are dependent on the scheme and would give sufficient time for further negotiations on the implementation of the scheme post 2014. The report states that 18 million of the most deprived people in the EU are dependent on this food scheme. We cannot allow bureaucratic procedures to prevent us from helping those who urgently require our assistance."@en1
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