FEANTSA: Bergamo Declaration
Poverty has been increasing since the launch of the Europe 2020 agenda. Indeed, since its adoption in 2010, 6 million more people are now living in poverty and social exclusion in the European Union (EU). The EU has drifted away from the target it set itself in 2010 of lifting 20 million people out of poverty.
Rising poverty has also led to a dramatic rise in homelessness and the number of people threatened by eviction in the majority of EU Member States.
Homelessness is a pressing social challenge throughout the EU. It denies people access to fundamental rights and incurs significant societal costs. In the context of its commitment to fighting poverty and social exclusion, the EU plays an important role in supporting Member States to develop and maintain strategies to combat homelessness.
Social Platform position paper on the mid-term review of Europe 2020.
