MEP E. Morin-Chartier supports EU Money for Poverty Reduction NOW!
Channel: EAPNEurope
Date: 11/09/2012

Ms Elizabeth Morin-Chartier, Member of the European Parliament AND Rapporteur on the Regulation on the European Social Fund, tells why she strongly supports the ring-fenced allocation of 20% of the European Social Fund to the fight against poverty and social exclusion, as proposed by the European Commission. Most Member States' Governments stand against it, despite their commitment in reducing poverty. EAPN, along with other civil-society organisations, is running a campaign EU Money for Poverty Reduction Now! with a petition, which will be sent to Member States right before they vote on the ESF Regulation ... and budget!, in November 2012. As E; Morin-Chartier spells it: "the issue is crucial!" https://secure.avaaz.org/en/petition/EU_Money_for_Poverty_Reduction_NOW_1/