The Europe 2020 project has so far failed to promote coherent anti-poverty strategies, campaigners say. And the UK is ranked below the average on its approach to most poverty and social exclusion issues.
The European Anti-Poverty Network has looked at all the available reports submitted by member countries on progress towards the Europe 2020 goals (to reduce poverty and/or social exclusion by at least 20 million by 2020). They then rank countries on issues such as the effectiveness of policies to tackle child poverty, and measures to ensure an adequate minimum income and social protection.
Source: Sian Jones, Amana Ferro, Vincent Caron and Tanya Basarab, An EU Worth Defending: Beyond Austerity to Social Investment and Inclusive Growth, European Anti-Poverty Network
Links: Report | EAPN press release