International day for eradication of Poverty - Jean Lamberts Green MEP
Channel: GreensEFA
Date: 19/10/2011

Green MEP for London, Jean Lambert has marked the UN International Day for the Eradication of Poverty by calling on governments across Europe to prioritise the alleviation of poverty over excessive and severe austerity measures.

Jean's call coincides with the First Annual Convention of the European Platform against Poverty and Social exclusion, hosted by the Polish Presidency, which will review the progress made towards the EU-wide target of reducing poverty and social exclusion by at least 20 million by 2020.

A key commitment in the EU 2020 Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, the European Platform sets out a number of actions intended to help reach the 20 million target, including improved access to work and social security, better use of EU Funds to support social inclusion and the creation of new partnerships between the public and private sector.

See Jean's full statement here and find out more about the work of the Greens in the European Parliament http://www.greens-efa.eu/international-day-for-eradication-of-poverty-4613.html

http://www.jeanlambertmep.org.uk/


FRANCAIS avec Karima Delli MEP