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"The financial crisis gripping numerous Member States is not simply preventing a reduction in poverty and social exclusion; on the contrary, it is causing a worrying deterioration. For example, even though the EU is one of the richest areas on the planet, it has more than 80 million people at risk of poverty, of whom 30% are children. In the countries hardest hit by the crisis, such as Greece, one-third of the population is at risk of poverty, compared with a much lower EU average. This particular report, which I supported, recognises that, under these circumstances, Europe will be unable to meet its strategic objective of reducing the number of citizens at risk of poverty by 20 million by 2020, despite its pledges. It therefore calls on the Commission to increase and target funding for programmes to combat poverty and on the Member States – and this is an important point for Greece – to reinforce social health, care and education services, in order to bridge the skills gap, promote social integration and combat poverty and social exclusion."@en1
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