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Social Inclusion - What can we do more on this?

The Challenge

Social inclusion is the core of the European Social Model and European values, enshrined in the Lisbon Treaty. Nevertheless, the EU has not made any progress towards achieving its ‘Europe 2020’ social inclusion target, adopted in 2010. The goal was to lift at least 20 million people from poverty and social exclusion by 2020.

iED and vulnerable groups

Social inclusion is at the heart of iED’s commitment, to build a strong, social Europe. The economic recovery and growth, we are slowly starting to witness across Europe, need to reach everybody, including the most disadvantaged of our citizens. Although the EU is far from reaching this goal, in IED we are proud to have taken part in EU projects that promote social inclusion and connect it with entrepreneurship. Vulnerable groups such as refugees, immigrants and people with disabilities are supported through activities that integrate them into society.

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People of vulnerable groups were supported through activities from EU projects

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Women from remote rural areas were supported to create their own business or cooperatives

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Training courses targeting the social inclusion of immigrants and gender equality

We’d be glad to discuss with you about initiatives promoting the social inclusion.

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