Eurocities rapport "Social Exclusion and Inequalities in European Cities: Challenges and Responses"
European cities are drivers of economic development, growth and innovation. Despite their prosperity, they are frequently centres of poverty and social exclusion, with certain urban areas suffering from high levels of unemployment and poverty, low academic achievement, long-term welfare dependency, poor health, poor housing conditions and low quality public facilities.
The key message of this research paper is that poverty and social exclusion are cross-cutting issues, affecting several policy areas and requiring well integrated and coordinated policy responses. The 2010 European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion gives stakeholders the opportunity to reflect on social exclusion and improve policy coordination and integration.
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