while measures of relative poverty do not appear to have clearly identifiable drivers, income per capita and unemployment …Poverty increases were recorded mostly in terms of severe material deprivation and low work intensity rates starting … exhibit a significant explanatory power for the severe material deprivation and anchored at risk of poverty rates. In …

On the face of it, Austria’s labour market performs very well, which is reflected in one of the lowest unemployment … rates in the EU. However, while many of the euro area members have recently succeeded in reducing unemployment, the Austrian …. In addition the unemployment statistics are distorted by the relatively low labour force participation of older workers …

feature of the Finnish economy compared with that of Sweden and Denmark is the higher level of unemployment. In the early 1990 … adapt. The spectacular recovery of the Finnish economy has pushed up labour demand. While unemployment has fallen back from …

poverty eradication made by the International Community in the UN Millennium Declaration. They include halving world poverty … levels alike – which is conducive to development and the elimination of poverty.” The developed countries had to ease market …

Poverty among Roma remains one of the most pressing issues for Central and Eastern European states as they move toward … nature of Roma poverty-a multifaceted challenge that can only be addressed by a policy approach that attends to all … overnight. Indeed, poverty among Roma communities in some West European countries highlights the scope of the challenge …

developing countries as a means of reducing poverty; - Securing energy supplies to the EU; - Improving nuclear safety in the … Former Soviet Union (FSU). The first goal is increasingly perceived as an important dimension of the fight against poverty …