"Wealth inequalities and severe poverty are matters of growing concern across the Union", says the European Parliament backing a first-reading compromise negotiated with the Council beforehand which designates 2010 as the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion.
Eiropas Parlaments 19.jūnijā pieņēma rezolūciju par degvielas cenu kāpuma radīto krīzi zivsaimniecībā, aicinot dalībvalstis paātrināt procedūras atbalsta maksājumiem.