Overall, household debt levels have risen sharply over the past decades in EU Member States. While certain levels of … household debts can be beneficial, they can become problematic especially with a sudden, unexpected decrease of incomes or …

Household over-indebtedness is among the causes of the current financial crisis. In turn, the crisis exacerbated both … public and private debt problems. In this paper, household over-indebtedness is broadly defined as the situation where a … household cannot comply with payment requirements – whether it be mortgage, utility or consumer credit payments – on a …

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 …