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European Commission's consultation document on Strategy 2020 - full text

Saturday, 23 January 2010

The worst economic and financial crisis in decades has hit Europe hard with a sharp economic

contraction. The unemployment rate is set to rise to double digit figures in 2010, a level not…

European Commission's strategy for the EU until 2020 is deeply flawed

Saturday, 23 January 2010

The European Commission's strategy for the EU until 2020 is deeply flawed and would not be acceptable under any circumstances as a meaningful basis on which to proceed to articulate a vision to…

2010 - European Year Against Poverty and Social Exclusion

Friday, 22 January 2010

Social Justice Ireland will take a number of initiatives to mark this year.

The first of these will be the publication of a Policy Briefing on the issue of Poverty.

On…

2010 - European Year Against Poverty and Social Exclusion

Friday, 22 January 2010

2010 has been designated by the European Union as the Eluropean Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion.

A series of activities is being organised by the Irish Government to mark…

€7billion gift to banks likely to undermine State’s finances and public services for years to come while failing to secure credit for businesses

Wednesday, 20 January 2010

Key Points in Statement:

Government’s approach to resolving the current fiscal and banking crisis is flawed because:

· It may be over-valuing the assets…

17% of EU27 population at risk of poverty

Wednesday, 20 January 2010

The latest statistics covering the 27 countries in the European Union show that 17% of the total population of the EU is at risk of poverty. One in five of all children (20%) are at risk of…

Poor Can't Pay Campaign Budget Analysis shows poor hardest hit- 2010 Budget

Wednesday, 13 January 2010

The Poor Can't Pay Campaign has published an analysis of Budget 2010 entitled 'How the Poor Were Made to Pay' which shows that the cuts introduced by Government will impact hardest on the poorest…

If Government has nothing to hide, why not supply full Budget documentation- 2010 Budget

Tuesday, 15 December 2009

To accompany the Budget the Government normally publishes a detailed set of documents and tables explaining the Budget measures. Budget 2010 marked a significant departure from this tradition.…

Government Budget documentation- Budget 2010

Tuesday, 15 December 2009

The text of Government's Budget documentation can be accessed here

"When I presented the Supplementary Budget to this House last April, I said we could work

our way through this…

Unfair, unjust Budget fails the vulnerable, damages the economy- 2010 Budget

Thursday, 10 December 2009

The unfair and breathtakingly unjust decisions made in Budget 2010 will damage Ireland’s economic development and social development.

This Budget is anti-family, anti-poor and anti-children…

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