Translation of "Soziale kluft" in English

The social divide between the informed and the uninformed must be bridged.

It is a fact that intellectual and social barriers are becoming ever more rigid.

On the contrary, they further aggravate these social cleavages.

The social divide between city and country continues to grow.

And the gap is getter even wider.

The social chasm gapes wide between them.

This voting geography is indicative of a deep economic, social, and educational divide.

In particular, the socio-economic gap between the Roma people and the majority appears to be widening.

It was vital to bridge the social disparities as large sections of the population were denied access to growth.

The economic and social gap between the richest and the poorest nations keeps widening.

The beginning of the industrial age brought a new social gap to society in Great Britain.

Here, there is a large social gap between the indigenous population and the white middle class.

This strategy refers to the social divide that exists between women and men and indicates that women continue to be at greater risk of poverty than men.

The case of Greece has once again demonstrated that we not only have a growing divide in economic terms, but also in social terms, because the conditions in which European citizens live in the south, the east and the north-west are very different.

We have criticised the consequences of the development and deepening of the single market for economic and social divergence within the EU.

It mentions, specifically in the recitals, important issues like the decline of public investment in higher education, the increase in fees and the consequent widening social gap, but this issue is not properly taken up in the body of the resolution.

The existing social divisions would thus be deepened, with the risk of further marginalization of already disadvantaged groups.

That is why I would like to call on this Parliament to draw up a parliamentary strategy with the parliaments of the Member States and those of the candidate countries, that will lead to a reform of the Union which will make it enlargeable; and which will start a process that bridges the social and cultural gap between western and eastern Europe and develop authentic partnerships with all candidate countries, irrespective of their different ethnic and religious traditions.

But there is an enormous political, cultural, social and economic abyss between the societies on the two sides of the mare nostrum .

The Commission shares your analysis, Mrs Kósáné Kovács, as to the main underlying reasons for this exclusion: the social segregation they suffer, the obstacles they face trying to access education, the discrimination that prevents them from fully participating in the world of work, that prevents access to goods and services, and above all - and you have highlighted it very well - the prejudices and stereotypes with which they are saddled.

Unfortunately, the current economic and social choices of the European Union widen the social gap, instead of bridging it.

The fact that 78 million European citizens live in poverty and the social divide between the poor and the rich is getting bigger and bigger is a most serious indication that action should be taken at both national and European level.

And so you feel that at least in a small way you're repairing that huge social fracture which makes it so that for many of them, prison is their only destination.

In the 1980’s, there were no beggars on city streets, and the main social cleavage divided the small number of politically well-connected people, who enjoyed a privileged lifestyle, from everyone else.

The grave realities that confront China-for example, corruption and the ever-widening social gap-will not be raised as matters for debate.

This could give rise to social divisions which threaten the very social fabric.

The EESC considers that the territorial cooperation promoted by the Euroregions is a key factor in promoting European integration, reducing the economic, social and cultural fragmentation created by national borders and in developing economic, social and territorial cohesion.