According to EU data, almost 23 million people under 18 - approximately one in four children - are at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the 27-nation bloc.
“Child poverty is a serious issue in the EU,” said Tony Murphy, the Member of the European Court of Auditors responsible for the report, during a video conference Tuesday. “Without a sustained and targeted action, the current unacceptable level is unlikely to decrease. It is becoming more critical because of the expected impact of the pandemic,” he said.EU auditors were alarmed well before the pandemic struck.
“EU legislation does not target funding directly at combating child poverty. Both the Commission and the Member States visited could not quantify the amount of funds allocated to projects directly tackling child poverty and therefore could not assess their effectiveness,” they wrote in their report.
Why does the media in Canada hate us so much?
All that matters is that the big banks are bringing in big profits
Because you dummies trying to shut down the entire economy for a FLU.... UNREAL. OPEN UP
No shit. Who knew.
This is not news. Poverty increases with economic shutdowns.