Combating poverty and social exclusion rank among the main objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy. The recent economic crisis has had a huge effect on millions of European citizens with many people losing their jobs, household incomes decreasing and consequently the risk of being affected by poverty increasing. For social exclusion, not only a clear definition seems to be lacking, but also there doesnt seem to be a systematic application of the concept in research. A new Europe 2020 indicator should serve to monitor progress in the attempts to lift at least 20 million people out of the risk of poverty and exclusion. Another aspect is the integration of migrants from outside the EU which have recently been the main source of population growth in EU regions. This project shall serve the need to better understand the territorial pattern of poverty and social exclusion in European regions as well as its development over time. Achievements: Reports:Final Report ZIP Draft Final Report - Main Report PDF Draft Final Report - Annex 1 Case Study Guidelines PDF Draft Final Report - Annex 2 Case Study Dortmund DE ZIP Draft Final Report - Annex 2 Case Study Western Isles UK PDF Draft Final Report - Annex 2 Case Study La Manchuela ES PDF Draft Final Report - Annex 2 Case Study Banska Bystrica SK PDF Draft Final Report - Annex 2 Case Study Porto PT PDF Draft Final Report - Annex 2 Case Study Nograd HU PDF Draft Final Report - Annex 2 Case Study Lieksa FI PDF Draft Final Report - Annex 2 Case Study Izmir TR PDF Draft Final Report - Annex 2 Case Study Botkyrka SE PDF Draft Final Report - Annex 2 Case Study Attiki EL PDF Draft Final Report - Annex 2 Case Study Comparative Report PDF Draft Final Report - Annex 3 Poverty Mapping Methodology ZIP Draft Final Report - Annex 4 Social Exclusion Indicators Methodology and Description PDF Draft Final Report - Annex 5 Commentary on Poverty Maps and Analysis PDF Draft Final Report - Annex 6 Commentary on Social Exclusion Maps and Analysis PDF Draft Final Report - Annex 7 Typology of Countries PDF Interim Report - Main Report PDF Interim Report - Annex 1 Review of Concepts of Poverty and Social Exclusion PDF Interim Report - Annex 2 Case Study Guidelines PDF Interim Report - Annex 3 Summary of Initial Case Study Findings PDF Interim Report - Annex 4 Database Description PDF Interim Report - Annex 5 Using register data to create At Risk of Poverty Maps for the Nordic Countries PDF Interim Report - Annex 6 Progress Report on Social Exclusion Indicators DOCX Inception Report PDF Project Specifications PDF http://www.espon.eu/main/Menu_Projects/Menu_AppliedResearch/tipse.html