MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Citizens at risk of poverty or social exclusion – E-000087/2025

Question for written answer  E-000087/2025/rev.1
to the Commission
Rule 144
Nikolaos Anadiotis (NI)

According to recent data from Eurostat[1], in 2023, 26 % of the Greek population was at risk of poverty or social exclusion, with similar trends observed in other Member States. Those figures raise serious question marks over the effectiveness, in the past decade, of European social inclusion and economic support policies. The EU’s policies and strategy[2] are falling far short of their targets of reducing the number of those at risk of poverty or social exclusion.

In view of this:

• 1.Is the Commission satisfied with the policies and strategy implemented to tackle poverty and social exclusion?
• 2.Given that the previous strategies (see Europe 2020’[3]) did not achieve their targets either, what measures does it intend to take to strengthen the connection between citizens and the EU and to promote social justice?

Submitted: 10.1.2025

• [1] https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20240612-1
• [2] https://www.europarl.europa.eu/ftu/pdf/en/FTU_2.3.9.pdf
• [3] https://eur-lex.europa.eu/EN/legal-content/summary/europe-2020-the-european-union-strategy-for-growth-and-employment.html