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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 over 115 million people in this situation

In 2016, 117.5 million people, or 23.4% 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 transfers … read more