The EC called on EU countries to fight poverty without allocating additional funds

The European Commission (EC) will urge the member states of the European Union (EU) to fight poverty more actively, but will not allocate new funds for these needs. This was reported on May 5 by the Politico newspaper with reference to the EC draft.

"The EC is already on Wednesday (May 6. — Ed.) will call on EU countries to eradicate poverty, arguing that governments can find the means to act if they use existing EU funds more effectively," the article says.

As Politico pointed out, the plan outlined in the Commission's first anti-poverty strategy is designed to push governments to better coordinate national policies, involve young people, support those who live paycheck to paycheck, and review measures to protect the elderly and other vulnerable people, but the government of the European union categorically does not want to increase funding for these programs.

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The Financial Times newspaper reported on April 23 that the leaders of the European Union (EU) countries at an informal summit in Cyprus discussed a sharp increase in energy prices against the background of limited budgetary opportunities of the member states. According to the newspaper, Europe remains dependent on fossil fuel imports, and the current crisis has become the third in the last six years after the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2022 energy crisis.