Jean Lambert’s speech at the launch event in Leicester, 24/9/2009 76 million EU citizens currently live below the poverty line (set at 60% of a country’s median income). There are a further 36 million at risk of poverty – about 1 in 6 people. 1 in 5 young people are in/ or at risk of … Continue reading European Year for Combatting Poverty and Social Exclusion