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"Firstly, I would like to thank the rapporteur very much, because despite massive resistance and a large number of amendments, he has reached some good compromises in order to produce this important report, which contains effective measures on combating poverty and social exclusion. Many EU citizens are suffering from or at risk of acute poverty and the crisis is making this regrettable situation worse. In Austria alone, 12% of the population is at risk of poverty and half of these people are obviously poor. In the majority of Member States which do not have a well developed welfare state, the position is much more extreme. We are responsible for offering these people escape routes. Therefore, we must put in place concrete measures to combat poverty. It is essential for us to strengthen the welfare state and to ensure that high-quality public services are available to everyone. It is not enough to fight against the consequences of poverty. Most importantly, we must identify concrete strategies for preventing poverty. The report recognises the special needs of the groups which are most at risk. It acknowledges that the emphasis of measures to combat child poverty must lie with prevention and, therefore, it makes an important contribution to long-term, sustainable action which will help us to achieve one of the central objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy; in other words, reducing the number of people at risk of poverty by 20Â million by 2020."@en1
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