Übersetzung für "Anstieg der armut" in Englisch

Do the CSRs address the issue of rising poverty in the EU?

The current economic crisis has increased the levels of poverty.

Sadly, poverty has increased overall in the European Union.

In the long term this can exacerbate poverty.

The dramatic rise in poverty has affected the entire country, undermining national cohesion.

Sharp declines in growth and increases in poverty are anticipated in Russia, the Ukraine and Romania.

This Parliament has asked the Commission and the Member States on several occasions to improve coordination between macroeconomic and social policies in order to redress the rise in new forms of poverty.

Compared to the statistics dating from before the economic crisis was unleashed, we are facing in the EU a 50% rise in the number of poor in just two years.

If we fail to stem the rise of poverty in the EU as a result of the existing exceptional circumstances, then the EU will have failed to address the most important issue stemming from this economic and financial calamity.

All these years, surely it is the dogmatism of the so-called free market and the ambitious Lisbon strategy which have been to blame for acute unemployment and the increase in poverty and underemployment?

To conclude, Madam President, I should like to mention that, through the ironies of history, we have the paradox that whilst the demographic situation in Europe is alarming because of the ageing of its population and the very low birth rate in some member countries, in other parts of the world, basically in Asia, Africa and Latin America the problems of the demographic explosion give rise to an enormous increase in poverty and much environmental damage.

Given this scenario, if nothing is done, the rise in unemployment will definitely be followed by more poverty, more social exclusion, more insecurity, more crime and, in particular, more distrust.

According to World Bank statistics, around 44 million people in developing countries have fallen into poverty since last June, since food prices at the beginning of 2011 have reached the 2008 level, when rising food and oil prices had a significantly adverse effect on poverty throughout the world.

The decisions on poorer pension systems, the abolition of collective agreements, the generalisation of part-time and temporary work, the liberalisation of working times, the reduction in state aid, the reduction in subsidies, full liberalisation of the market with more privatisation, drastic cuts in employers' social security contributions and the generalisation of private insurance are a fact, the direct repercussions of which are wage and pension cuts and more poverty and unemployment.

As the recent World Bank study showed, the anarchic liberalisation of international trade has resulted in an increase in poverty and the deconstruction of the productive fabric in the poorest countries of Africa.

The catalyst of Golden Dawn’s sudden rise is not Greece’s large population of illegal immigrants – their presence predates the rightward shift by many years – but rather the massive rise in poverty and unemployment over the last three years and, above all, growing popular anger with the political class as a whole.

In short, they fear that, with no expansion of output or employment, the net effect will simply be an increase in poverty.

Countries affected by the recent international crises have experienced a sharp increase in poverty, especially among women and groups with special needs, and unemployment.

Considering the dire state of the economy, the negative consequences on social cohesion, the high and rising unemployment and the increase in poverty, the Committee warns against the continuation of the current policy of austerity and of the severe consequences of a deep and prolonged recession, which can structurally weaken the economy and jeopardise its transition towards an ecological model.

As policies of Member States during crisis have actually increased poverty, there was urgent need for common social and economic policies.

For him, the main issues were the risk that the new system would threaten Member States' sovereignty and that the new liberal model and the extreme austerity measures would increase poverty levels.

A significant increase in poverty among the working age population is one of the most tangible social consequences of the economic crisis.

Between 2010 and 2012 (see annex 1), poverty and social exclusion increased in the countries most affected by the economic crisis: Greece, Ireland, Spain, Italy and Cyprus.

The marginalisation of many economies, the increase in poverty in the world, the need to better manage environmental interdependencies and the resulting challenge to Europe’s own environment, the destabilising effects of migration, the consequences of armed conflicts and pandemics are major concerns for all.

The Commission is very concerned by the rise in poverty, particularly child poverty (see IP/13/125), and has highlighted this in recommendations to a number of Member States.

Nevertheless, the crisis affected significant shares of the population and caused poverty to rise also in these countries.

If social safety nets did not work because of the crisis, poverty would only increase.

In addition, the sharp rise in poverty and severe material deprivation among older people points to problems linked to pension adequacy.

This analysis also points to an expected increase in poverty levels and a slight improvement in the effectiveness of social protection expenditure in 2013, even if its impact remains very weak.