One in four Europeans are at risk of poverty, the European Commission said Tuesday (21 January).
Unveiling its annual report on 'Social and Economic developments in 2013' EU employment commissioner Laszlo Andor said the EU's fragile economic situation had left the bloc with rising poverty levels.
"We have seen a significant increase in poverty…even it unemployment is gradually reducing," he added.
According to the EU executive's research, a gradual fall in unemployment as th...
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