[comradio-l] EU launches 2010 European Year: Stop poverty now!

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Today, 21 January, the European Commission and the Spanish Presidency
of the EU are launching the 2010 European Year for Combating Poverty
and Social Exclusion with an inaugural conference in Madrid hosted by
the Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Zapatero and European Commission
President José Manuel Barroso.

Here are some of the aims of the campaign:

* Encourage involvement and political commitment from each and every
segment of society to participate in the fight against poverty and
social exclusion, from the European to the local level, whether public
or private;
* Inspire each and every European citizen to participate in the fight
against poverty and social exclusion;
* Give voice to the concerns and needs of people experiencing poverty
and social exclusion;
* Engage with civil society and non-governmental organisations that
fight poverty and social exclusion;
* Help deconstruct stereotypes and stigmas attached to poverty and
social exclusion;
* Promote a society that sustains and develops quality of life, social
well-being and equal opportunities for all;
* Boost solidarity between generations and ensure sustainable development.

Source: http://www.2010againstpoverty.eu/news/news/news10.html?langid=en

More information: http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=637

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