December 6, 2010
This story about pensions in Hungary and Bulgaria was published by EurActiv on 6th December 2010. Struggling with budgetary pressure at home, Hungary and Bulgaria have nationalised their pre-funded pension schemes and excluded the cost of reform from public debt figures, opening a row with the European Commission. The EurActiv network reports. In November, Hungary… » read more
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June 4, 2010
This story about EU poverty targets was published by EurActiv on 4th June 2010. After months of controversy between Eastern and Western EU countries, it appears increasingly likely that EU leaders will lower their ambitions on poverty reduction during a summit in Brussels on 17 June, diplomats said. EU employment and social affairs ministers will… » read more
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April 22, 2010
This story about poverty reduction in Romania was published by EurActiv on 22nd April 2010. Romania, one of the poorest countries in Europe, has never dealt with poverty reduction in the twenty years since its transition to a market economy, which makes any commitment to the EU’s 2020 poverty reduction goals seem “utopian”. EurActiv Romania… » read more
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