People scavenging for food at a market in L e Mans, France is a worrying sign of growing extreme poverty ©BELGA/H.Petitbon Hearing looks at possible minimum income directive to reduce poverty Comes ahead of Figueiredo-poverty report in April 20 million "working poor" affected The dark spectre of unemployment is stalking Europe and 2010 is the year it has earmarked in the fight against poverty.
Daudzi ir spiesti savu "dienišķo maizi"meklēt lielveikalu atkritumos. ©BELGA_MAXPPP_HERVE PETITBON Lai gan Eiropas Savienība ir viena no turīgākajām pasaules daļām, gandrīz katrs piektais ES iedzīvotājs dzīvo uz nabadzības robežas.