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A short video clip on poverty

Today in Europe, one person in six lives below the poverty threshold. 2010 is the European year for combating poverty and social exclusion.

Duration : 1'07''
Date: Jan 2010

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Active Inclusion

The EU has developed a strategy to promote 'active inclusion' - adequate income support, inclusive labour markets and access to quality services. This video shows three examples of how the active inclusion approach works in practice - the active solidarity income ("RSA") in France, the Priority Neighbourhoods in The Hague and the Socially supported residential homes in Vienna.
 

Duration : 3'50''
Date: Apr 2010

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Poverty in Europe

Almost 80 million people, of whom 19 million are children, live below the poverty line in the EU. Despite an improvement in overall living standards over the past decade, poverty and social exclusion remain major issues in most countries, with substantial differences across the EU.
 

Duration : 8'44''
Date: Jan 2010

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Ending child poverty in Europe

Ending child poverty in Europe: Almost 20 per cent of European youngsters are at risk of poverty – a higher rate than the adult population. The film shows areas in the EU where child poverty is a prevailing problem, but where some encouraging action is also taking place.

Duration : 3'30"
Date: Mar 2008

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Intergenerational solidarity

The video looks at efforts being made to change perceptions of young and old, to help people of all ages to realise their potential and to see demographic change not as a threat but as an opportunity to fundamentally rethink of how our society functions.

Duration : 3'39''
Date: Apr 2009

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Europe's Forgotten Citizens

Europe's Forgotten Citizens - Defending Roma Rights in the EU. This report tries to look at the reasons why anti-Roma feeling has been so ingrained in so many European countries for so long and also looks at efforts being made to remedy the problem.

Duration : 3'29''
Date: Jun 2008

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The voice of People experiencing poverty

People facing poverty and social exclusion in their daily life cam from all over Europe to Brussels on 15 and 16 May to discuss their living situation with representatives of National and European Authorities. They also expressed their wishes for the future in the wake of the European Year 2010 for combating poverty and social exclusion.

Duration : 8'07''
Date: Aug 2009

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Making a success of Active Inclusion

People experiencing poverty met in Brussels for the seventh time on 16 and 17 May 2008. The discussions focussed on four topics – social services, services of general interest, housing and minimum income – four key pillars in the fight against.

Duration : 11'58''
Date: May 2008

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Video address of Mr Barroso

Video address of Mr Barroso to the Conference "Poverty between reality and perceptions: the communication challenge" on 29th October 2009.

Duration : 3'41''
Date: Nov 2009

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First National Meeting of People Having Experienced Poverty and Social Exclusion in the Czech Republic

This video was done within the First National Meeting of People Having Experienced Poverty and Social Exclusion in the Czech Republic. It was a two-day meeting with target to find out what are needs and wishes of these people. 

Duration : 10'26''

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