17 October: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty – Downward trend in the share of persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the EU – But still around 113 million people in this situation

European Commission – EUROSTAT Brussels, 16 October 2018 In 2017, 112.9 million people, or 22.5% of the population, in the European Union (EU)were at risk of poverty or social exclusion. This means that they were in at least one of the following three conditions: at risk of poverty after social…
Source: Comunicati Stampa EU