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"Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, in my first speech, I intentionally focused upon the development aspect of combating poverty. I shall, of course, say a few words regarding the European Union. The Belgian Presidency is committed to developing instruments for combating poverty and social exclusion, particularly through flagship initiatives under the Europe 2020 strategy. One of the objectives of the strategy, which was approved by the Council on 7 June 2010, is to promote social inclusion, in particular, by reducing poverty.
This objective states that at least 20 million people should be removed from the risk of poverty or exclusion by 2020 on the basis of three indicators put forward by the Social Protection Committee, that is, the risk of poverty, material deprivation and living in a jobless household.
Furthermore, the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion aims to raise public awareness of this problem and to convey the message that poverty and exclusion undermine social and economic development. It also seeks to call into question the point of view that combating poverty represents a cost for society and to reaffirm the importance of collective responsibility, not only for the political decision makers, but also for those involved in the public and private sectors.
The Belgian Presidency has been keen to participate in this European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion. I would like to mention some of the initiatives and events that have been organised. A conference on child poverty was organised in September. The purpose of this conference was to give scope to the European debate about adopting a recommendation on child poverty in order to break the vicious circle of poverty being repeated from generation to generation.
In reply specifically to Mr Daerden, a round table has been organised today in Brussels. Its subject will be the implementation of the recommendation in relation to active inclusion with its three pillars: minimum income, inclusive labour market and access to quality services.
Another conference on the subject of the social economy is to take place on 27 and 28 October and one on homelessness will be organised on 9 and 10 December. Finally, on 17 December, on the fringe of the European Council, the official closing session of the Year for Combating Poverty will take place, presenting good practice and the flagship events of the year.
That, Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, is how the Belgian Presidency’s intention to put social issues at the top of the European agenda has been put into practice."@en1
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