European Year of Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion
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ROMANIA
EUROPEAN YEAR OF COMBATING POVERTY AND SOCIAL EXCLUSION
Proposal of activities implementation program
1. NATIONAL BACKGROUND: CHALLENGES TO BE ADDRESSED
1.1 Challenges and the national strategy to combat poverty
2010 – The European year of combating poverty and social exclusion is an important instrument that will contribute to the reiteration in the public awareness of the importance of the actions regarding the fight against poverty. The European and national initiatives and actions that will mark the year 2010 may contribute to an increased degree of involvement from all the actors in the system, including from the citizens, fact that will lead to finding new solutions to initiate and develop real measures to combat poverty.
Poverty in Romania: characteristics and evolutions
During 2000-2007, the evolution of the rate of relative poverty in Romania was a sinuous one, with an upward trend during 2003-2006, reaching a maximum level for the entire period considered in 2006 (18,6%). In 2007, about 18, 5% of the Romanian citizens were poor (18, 3% men, respectively 18, 8% women). From the point of view of the residence area, the rural areas are still confronting with a higher incidence of poverty and severe poverty, the poverty rate in the rural areas being in 2006 of 29,6%, compared to 9,6% in urban areas.
From the comparative analysis 2007 to 2006, it can be seen that the poverty rate in the rural areas went from 29, 6% to 29, and 9% in 2007.
By using the indicator to measure relative poverty, the following groups were identified as being exposed to a high poverty risk in 2007
children (between 0-15 years old) with 24,7%;
rural population (29, 9%);
freelancers (including farmers) with 39,9% and the unemployed, with 37,9%;
Households with two adults and 3 or more children (40%).
In the view of analyzing poverty, Romania developed its own methodology by which the consumption is taken into consideration, thus...
EUROPEAN YEAR OF COMBATING POVERTY AND SOCIAL EXCLUSION
Proposal of activities implementation program
1. NATIONAL BACKGROUND: CHALLENGES TO BE ADDRESSED
1.1 Challenges and the national strategy to combat poverty
2010 – The European year of combating poverty and social exclusion is an important instrument that will contribute to the reiteration in the public awareness of the importance of the actions regarding the fight against poverty. The European and national initiatives and actions that will mark the year 2010 may contribute to an increased degree of involvement from all the actors in the system, including from the citizens, fact that will lead to finding new solutions to initiate and develop real measures to combat poverty.
Poverty in Romania: characteristics and evolutions
During 2000-2007, the evolution of the rate of relative poverty in Romania was a sinuous one, with an upward trend during 2003-2006, reaching a maximum level for the entire period considered in 2006 (18,6%). In 2007, about 18, 5% of the Romanian citizens were poor (18, 3% men, respectively 18, 8% women). From the point of view of the residence area, the rural areas are still confronting with a higher incidence of poverty and severe poverty, the poverty rate in the rural areas being in 2006 of 29,6%, compared to 9,6% in urban areas.
From the comparative analysis 2007 to 2006, it can be seen that the poverty rate in the rural areas went from 29, 6% to 29, and 9% in 2007.
By using the indicator to measure relative poverty, the following groups were identified as being exposed to a high poverty risk in 2007
children (between 0-15 years old) with 24,7%;
rural population (29, 9%);
freelancers (including farmers) with 39,9% and the unemployed, with 37,9%;
Households with two adults and 3 or more children (40%).
In the view of analyzing poverty, Romania developed its own methodology by which the consumption is taken into consideration, thus...