Presidents of Commission, Parliament and European Council discuss the fight against poverty and social exclusion with representatives of philosophical non-confessional organisations

Around eighteen representatives of philosophical non-confessional organisations met in Brussels with President José Manuel Barroso, Jerzy Buzek, President of the European Parliament and Herman van Rompuy, President of the European Council. They discussed effective ways of combating poverty and social exclusion as an imperative for European governance.

European Commission: Speech/10/560: José Manuel Durão Barroso, President of the European Commission, "Statement of President Barroso following the meeting with representatives from philosophical and non-confessional organisations", Joint press conference with the President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek and the European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, Brussels, 15 October 2010 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/10/560&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: Memo/10/505: Speaking points by László Andor, European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, at the press conference following the 9th European Round Table on Poverty and Social Exclusion http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/10/505&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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