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Spike in EU poverty amid high inflation and rising interest rates

Legislators call on EU leaders to tackle growing levels of social inequality and poverty throughout the 27-county bloc.

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Jerome Hughes
Press TV, Brussels

Legislators call on EU leaders to tackle growing levels of social inequality and poverty throughout the 27-county bloc. Sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine are fuelling eurozone inflation, while interest rates also continue to rise.