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Structural Funds: Investing in Roma
17 May 2010
The European Commission recently published the ninth edition of its Social Situation Report.The ninth edition of the European Commission’s Social Situation Report was recently published. The Report focuses on long-term structural trends in the EU and analyses the performance of Member States in terms of social conditions and social policy outcomes. It sets this analysis in the context of the current economic crisis, which has arrested several years of sustained economic growth and job creation and produced a deterioration of social conditions throughout the EU.
The report presents a new survey on the present social climate, which shows that Europeans are generally satisfied with their personal situation, but express dissatisfaction with the economy, public services and social policy in their respective countries. It also reveals widespread apprehension about the future, and in particular at the cost of living, the employment situation and the affordability of energy and housing. In terms of public policy, Europeans are particularly satisfied with healthcare provision and very dissatisfied with the way inequalities and poverty are being tackled. These findings indicates that the designation of 2010 as European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion matches a major public concern.
The survey covers 15 areas, which cover three broad sets of issues. The first concerns the personal situation of each respondent, including their satisfaction with life in general, with the area where they live, with their personal job situation and with the financial situation of their household. The second set covers the economic and social situation of the country and includes the cost of living, the affordability of energy and of housing, the quality of public administration and the general economic and employment situation. The third set focuses on social protection and social inclusion in the country and contains questions on health care provision, pensions, unemployment benefits, the way inequalities and poverty are addressed and relations between people from different cultural or religious backgrounds.
The full report is available here.
