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"The 2020 strategy has been adopted. It leaves much to be desired, but its ambitious goals fill us with optimism. The effort and commitment of Member States will determine whether the new strategy will share the sad fate of the previous one or whether it will contribute to building a modern EU economy able to compete in a globalised world and to improve Europeans’ quality of life. The strategy takes account of differences in the level of social and economic development and rightly provides for different ways of achieving its objectives in different Member States. Three indicators of poverty have been adopted, and the size of the group targeted by the programme to lift people out of poverty has been increased from 80 million to 120 million, while retaining the EU objective of reducing the numbers at risk of poverty to 20 million.
I hope all countries will demonstrate an ambitious approach to this task. Poverty is not only a question of money; it is one of the most serious of social problems. The existence of poverty is a source of shame to all those who are not working to reduce it and who, by the same token, are contributing to its survival. I hope that, this time, the slogan of fighting poverty will not be just an empty platitude. In my country, according to data from Eurostat, 17% of Poles are living in poverty. I am waiting impatiently for Polish plans to combat poverty, and give my assurance that I will support all measures in this area. The Polish Left says a decided ‘no’ to poverty. It is a disgrace that in the 21st century, so many Europeans are denied a life of dignity because of want."@en1
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