Insecurity and Extreme Poverty in Europe

Study session, 2002

Address of Philippe Maystadt, President of the EIB

Forecasting study days, January 24th and 25th, 2002

1. Measuring poverty
When we try to understand a problem, we generally like to be able to quantify it. This also goes for a concept such as poverty.
A logical starting point would be to compare available income with some kind of (…)

Conclusion by Bruno Couder

Forecasting study days, January 24th and 25th, 2002

Considering the great number of people who registered in this prospective European session on the theme of poverty, I wondered if it was still the consequences of 11 September, and I was a little bit worried because if it was the case, there (…)

Debate animated by Ms Lizin

Forecasting study days, January 24th and 25th, 2002

For the last three years, I have acted as a reporter on behalf of the Commission of Human
Rights where extreme poverty is concerned. We had to go a long way in order to impose social, economical and cultural rights. To day we insist that the (…)

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