EU ‘ignoring’ social impact of crisis, say NGOs

Report of an European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) study 'Is the European project moving backwards? The Social Impact of the Crisis and of the Recovery Policies in 2010' launched in February 2011.

EAPN's six key messages were:

+ The social impact is getting worse, as Governments’ austerity measures make the poor pay and undermine a sustainable recovery.
+ The social impact is being systematically under-assessed and ignored.
+ NGOs are gravely weakened and their fundamental contribution to society is at stake.
+ The crisis was not inevitable and was a result of deregulation and increasing inequality, not public sector spending.
+ Another, fairer way is possible – towards prosperity for all.
+ The EU must restore the core values of the European Project, and use Europe 2020 to drive an ambitious social and sustainable vision.

El País, 1.2.12: Poverty trap for middle classes of Europe (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/1469391-poverty-trap-middle-classes-europe

EAPN: Is the European project moving backwards? The Social Impact of the Crisis and of the Recovery Policies in 2010, February 2011 http://www.eapn.eu/images/stories/docs/EAPN-position-papers-and-reports/crisis-report-2011-en.pdf

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