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European Network on Social Inclusion and Roma under the Structural Funds
Structural Funds: Investing in Roma
Eurostat every year publishs a statistical portrait of the European Union. 2010 has been dedicated to combat poverty and social exclusion. This publication provides indicators together with a range of other statistics which highlight various aspects of poverty and social exclusion. Roma of some Member States are affected by extreme poverty.
As Walter Radermacher, Director-General Eurostat, said in the foreword of this publication "It has become a tradition for Eurostat to draw on a wide array of data to publish a statistical portrait of the European Union and through this contribute to the ‘European Year’ initiative. The year 2010 has been designated the
European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion – designed to promote an inclusive Europe, which is considered a key element for sustained economic growth, more and better jobs, and greater social cohesion. The Lisbon European Council of March 2000 launched the development of a set of indicators which can be used to measure progress in relation to poverty and social exclusion throughout the European Union, by looking at their evolution in relation to a set of benchmarks. This publication provides these indicators together with a range of other statistics which highlight various aspects of poverty and social exclusion. Data are supplied for the 27 Member States of the European Union, as well as for the candidate and EFTA countries".Even if the indicators are general some concrete mention to Roma can be found ..."While extreme poverty affects certain groups within the EU, most notably the Roma in some Member States, the more widespread form of poverty within the EU tends to be relative poverty, both in monetary and non-monetary terms (for example, material deprivation)"...
A statistical portrait of the European Union 2010
