The extent of poverty in Europe comes under scrutiny in this edition of Utalk. The question is from Kristalina in Sofia, Bulgaria: "One EU citizen in four is said to be at risk of poverty or social exclusion. But what's behind this figure?"

Barbara Helfferich, Director of
==the European Anti-Poverty Network== responds:
"There are 124 million people in the European Union at risk of poverty.That's a hell of a lot of people and it's an unexpected number for many people I think.

"Poverty is not j…
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