Europe has a commitment by 2030 to lift over 15 million people out of poverty, of whom at least 5 million are children.
Social PolicyEuropean Union
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- The official metric used by the EU is 'people at risk of poverty or social exclusion' (AROPE), not just 'poverty'
- These targets were established in the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan (March 2021)
- Sources
- PrimaryEuropean Commission - Employment and Social AffairsThe Action Plan sets three EU headline targets for 2030: (1) at least 78% of the population aged 20 to 64 should be in employment; (2) at least 60% of all adults should participate in training every year; and (3) the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion should be reduced by at least 15 million by 2030.
- SecondarySocial PlatformEspecially the target to reduce the number of people at risk of poverty and social exclusion by 15 million, 5 million of which should be children, stays below the expectations of civil society.