Why is it so hard to reach the EU’s ‘poverty’ target?

"The ‘poverty’ target set by the European Commission aims to lift “over 20 million people out of poverty” between 2008 and 2020 in the EU27. Progress to date against this target has been disappointing. Why is it so hard to reach the Europe 2020 ‘poverty’ target? What does the poverty indicator...

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Main Author: Darvas, Zsolt
Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: Brussels 2017
Bruegel
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Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-768812458609-Why-is-it-so-hard-to-reach-the.htm
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description "The ‘poverty’ target set by the European Commission aims to lift “over 20 million people out of poverty” between 2008 and 2020 in the EU27. Progress to date against this target has been disappointing. Why is it so hard to reach the Europe 2020 ‘poverty’ target? What does the poverty indicator actually measure?"
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income distribution
poverty
social exclusion
social indicator
Why is it so hard to reach the EU’s ‘poverty’ target?
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title Why is it so hard to reach the EU’s ‘poverty’ target?
topic income distribution
poverty
social exclusion
social indicator
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