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  EU 'not fit for purpose' to reduce poverty in Europe, says UN envoy

  

  theguardian.com

  Brexit risks exacerbating poverty issues, says human rights envoy after two-month investigationThe European Union is “not fit for purpose” in the task of reducing poverty in Europe and Brexit risks exacerbating the problem, the UN’s special envoy on human rights has said after a two-month investigation.Prof Olivier De Schutter, who was given access to senior officials across the bloc’s institutions, said the EU’s “constitutional framework” was driving a race to the bottom in corporation and income tax and salary levels. Continue reading...

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  Spain abandoning the poor despite economic recovery, says UN envoy

  

  theguardian.com

  Special rapporteur says urgent action is needed to tackle ‘appallingly high’ poverty rates Spain is abandoning...

  Special rapporteur says urgent action is needed to tackle ‘appallingly high’ poverty rates Spain is abandoning people in poverty and failing to take social rights seriously despite its post-recession recovery, according to a UN expert who has finished a 12-day fact-finding visit to the country.Philip Alston, the UN’s special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, said that while Spain had largely bounced back...

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