In 2012, 124,5 million people (24,8 % of the population) in the EU-28 were at risk of poverty or social exclusion, compared with 24,3% in 2011 and 23,7% in 2008 (Eurostat newsrelease 184/2013 5.12.2013).
Access to employment is regarded as the best way out of poverty and social exclusion. According to the report from the European Commission: “New skills and jobs in Europe: Pathways towards full em ...