Anti-poverty strategy: Child poverty remains stubbornly high in the EU • Table.Briefings

More than 19 million children in the EU live in poverty, putting the bloc at risk of missing its poverty reduction targets.

07. May 2026

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07. May 2026

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Arm oder reich von Geburt an. Klapperstorch zeigt die Geburt eines Kindes an, Bonn.

The Commission has criticized persistently high levels of child poverty in Europe. (picture alliance / photothek | Ute Grabowsky)

Last updated: 07. May 2026

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