The children are the biggest losers when poverty increases

Poverty has risen in Europe in the wake of the financial crisis, but the European […]

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22/12/2016

Poverty has risen in Europe in the wake of the financial crisis, but the European countries have been affected differently and within countries different groups of people have been affected differently. This view point investigates poverty in Europe and looks into how children in different countries and families have been affected. It is of special importance that children grow up in a good environment and that is not the case, when poverty is a part of daily life.

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