This year is the European Year Against Poverty and Social Exclusion and the aim is to help the 17% or 85 million people in the EU who are considered at risk of poverty because their income is less than 60% of the average national income in their country.
Konferencē, kas tika rīkota Eiropas gada cīņai pret nabadzību ietvaros, tika apspriests jautājums par to, vai būtu jāpieņem ES direktīva, kas noteiktu kopējus standartus visām dalībvalstīm.