Anti-poverty strategy: Child poverty remains stubbornly high in the EU

More than 19 million children in the EU live in poverty, putting the bloc at risk of missing its poverty reduction targets.

07. May 2026
Arm oder reich von Geburt an. Klapperstorch zeigt die Geburt eines Kindes an, Bonn.
The Commission has criticized persistently high levels of child poverty in Europe. (picture alliance / photothek | Ute Grabowsky)

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Last updated: 07. May 2026