Poverty and social exclusion in European Union during the crisis

Abstract

This paper analyzes poverty and social exclusion in the European Union (EU) and assesses the impact of the measures promoted by the Europe 2020 strategy. The main indicator for monitoring the poverty target of the Europe 2020 strategy is the AROPE rate (At risk of poverty or social exclusion), which is the percentage of the total population at risk of poverty or social exclusion. In order to assess poverty and social exclusion, the documents and data provided by the statistical services of both the European Union (Eurostat) and Spain (INE) are used as a basis. The data from 2005 to 2015 are analyzed in order to assess the dynamics of poverty and social exclusion during the crisis and thus to see to what extent the crisis has affected the different sectors of the population in countries of the EU.

Language: English