http://www.tvlink.org/povertyineurope/en2008 - AUVICA GmbHhttp://www.tvlink.org/povertyineurope/mediadetails.php?key=411a6959b8cb5be725f0&title=European+Year+Closing+Conference+-+16+%26amp%3B+17+December+2010&titleleft=News Clipshttp://www.tvlink.org/povertyineurope/mediadetails.php?key=d02ba4cc40b0c280693a&title=Ryan+-+Malta&titleleft=Your countryIn Malta, 15% of the population is at risk of poverty with an ‘at risk of poverty’ income threshold of 478 Euros per month. 19-year-old Ryan is a wheel chair user.  He signed up as a http://www.tvlink.org/povertyineurope/mediadetails.php?key=27c46b579faed01a699e&title=Nicos+-+Cyprus&titleleft=Your countryIn Cyprus, the ‘at risk of poverty threshold’ is 838 Euros with 16% of the population subsequently at risk of poverty and social exclusion.  28-year-old Nicos lives in Nicosia.  http://www.tvlink.org/povertyineurope/mediadetails.php?key=ca3075336d0ec3663dea&title=Human+Ring&titleleft=News ClipsHundreds of people gathered around the Parliament to create a human ring to say no to poverty and social exclusion on 19 November in Brussels. The event was organized by the 2010 Coalition of social Nhttp://www.tvlink.org/povertyineurope/mediadetails.php?key=53449355b3c902f0411c&title=Photo+Exhibition+%E2%80%9CIs+poverty+%28in%29visible+in+Europe%3F%E2%80%9D&titleleft=News ClipsIs poverty invisible in Europe? This is the theme of a photo exhibition organised by the European Commission as part of the 2010 European year for combating poverty and social exclusion. The exhibitiohttp://www.tvlink.org/povertyineurope/mediadetails.php?key=b2588e9c16cb20fefd9d&title=A+circus+against+exclusion&titleleft=News ClipsThis participatory forum aims at highlighting the diversity of actors and projects organised during the European Year for combating poverty and social exclusion as well as other European projects carrhttp://www.tvlink.org/povertyineurope/mediadetails.php?key=2e337ea8c0940eec5a96&title=EU+FEATURE&titleleft=Poverty in EuropeEuropeans have one of the best social protection systems in the world, and yet 84 million of them, nearly one sixth, live below the poverty line. The EU has set itself the target of lifting 20 millionhttp://www.tvlink.org/povertyineurope/mediadetails.php?key=783d41aedfdbc506ad14&title=Temel+-+Belgium&titleleft=Your countryTemel, 46 years old, was unemployed for more than 10 years. Having to pay alimony to his ex-wife and taking care of the 2 children from his current marriage, he ran up serious debts. In Belgium, the �http://www.tvlink.org/povertyineurope/mediadetails.php?key=6862b0352574acea1714&title=Femia+-+Netherlands&titleleft=Your countryFemia is 88 years old and lives alone in The Hague, in the Netherlands, where 11% of the population is at risk of poverty. Here, the ‘at risk of poverty’ income threshold is 976 Euros per http://www.tvlink.org/povertyineurope/mediadetails.php?key=00f76f194440d5792cfc&title=Maryse+-+France&titleleft=Your countryIn France, 13% of the population is at risk of poverty with an ‘at risk of poverty’ income threshold of 878 Euros per month. Maryse, volunteer at the, ‘Secours Catholique’, helps Roma familieshttp://www.tvlink.org/povertyineurope/mediadetails.php?key=105c895a9c2ee542856d&title=Besik+-+Poland&titleleft=Your countryBesik, 34 years old, left his native Georgia to start a new life in Poland 6 years ago. At the start, he faced a number of new administrative challenges while trying to obtain citizenship in Poland, ahttp://www.tvlink.org/povertyineurope/mediadetails.php?key=f53abf5cb299f289db94&title=Kriszti%C3%A0n+-+Hungary&titleleft=Your countryKrisztiàn is 2 years old and lives with his parents János and Gizella. They live in Gilvanfa, a remote Roma village and one of the poorest in Hungary. In the country, 12% of the populatihttp://www.tvlink.org/povertyineurope/mediadetails.php?key=ee67722c3937fae71817&title=Fabrizio+-+Italy&titleleft=Your countryIn Italy, the “at risk of poverty threshold” is 782 Euros with 19% of the population subsequently at risk of poverty and social exclusion. Fabrizio, 34 years old, lives in Rome, in Italy. He workshttp://www.tvlink.org/povertyineurope/mediadetails.php?key=a863a87fbdd966a39e72&title=Microfinance+Facility&titleleft=VNR on Microfinancehttp://www.tvlink.org/povertyineurope/mediadetails.php?key=0bb7b1ba962451a7d7d4&title=One+in+five+children+lives+in+poverty+in+the+European+Union&titleleft=VNR on Child Poverty17th of October is the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. In Europe, one in five children lives in poverty – a worrying figure which due to the current economic crisis is likely thttp://www.tvlink.org/povertyineurope/mediadetails.php?key=ad3152800b5cdd386a01&title=Yasmina+-+Bulgaria&titleleft=Your countryYasmina, 32 years old, quit school at the age of 15 and left home because of domestic violence. Later she had 2 children and once again she and her eldest daughter became victims of severe domestic vihttp://www.tvlink.org/povertyineurope/mediadetails.php?key=b8ba6ef0e42804ea8524&title=Thomas+-+Sweden&titleleft=Your countryThomas, formerly homeless and 52 years old, lives in Malmö, Sweden. In the past, he spent his nights in a shelter or shared a place with someone else. In Sweden, 12% of the population is at risk http://www.tvlink.org/povertyineurope/mediadetails.php?key=330aac67d53bfa019c46&title=Eugenia+and+Radions+-+Latvia&titleleft=Your countryIn Latvia, the “at risk of poverty threshold” is 242 Euros with 26% of the population at risk of poverty and social exclusion. Radions and Eugenia come from Uzbekistan. In 2008, they left http://www.tvlink.org/povertyineurope/mediadetails.php?key=c392f3ac5084b75ceafa&title=Tony+-+Ireland&titleleft=Your countryTony, 52 years old, is taxi driver in Dublin. A few years ago, the father of six got into financial difficulties. His wife suffered from a mental illness and was in hospital for a long time. Tony justhttp://www.tvlink.org/povertyineurope/mediadetails.php?key=d251f73653145996ec0c&title=Yildrim+-+Denmark&titleleft=Your countryIn Denmark, 12% of the population is at risk of poverty with an ‘at risk of poverty’ income threshold of 1208 Euros per month. Yildirim, 22 years old, was involved in criminal activities i