Fighting poverty
Social voucher solutions ‘create jobs and combat black economy’
Social voucher solutions are smart ways to stimulate local economies and create jobs, as well as increase spending power and combat the black economy, Nathalie Renaudin tells EURACTIV.
Juncker is ‘sincerely in favour of social Europe’
Jean-Claude Juncker deserves credit for making social issues a priority for the European Commission, Socialist MEP Maria Joao Rodrigues told EURACTIV.com in an interview.
Food expert: There is a link between poverty and unhealthy diets
Working class people are being harmed as companies abandon free lunch programs, according to food and health policy expert Dr Martin Caraher.
World Bank economist: ‘Better climate risk management could save the poor billions each year’
Natural disasters plunge 26 million people into poverty every year, according to a new report by the World Bank. The organisation believes the efficiency of aid could be improved by targeting climate risk management efforts on the most vulnerable, Stéphane Hallegatte told EURACTIV France.
Academic: ‘Clear evidence that cohesion policy has a significant impact’
The EU’s cohesion policy, which aims at closing the development gap between rich and poor regions, has succeeded in boosting local growth although many people aren't aware of it, professor John Bachtler said in an interview with EURACTIV Greece.
UN environment chief: ‘Without growth, there can be no end to poverty’
The new head of the UN's environment programme (UNEP) spoke to EURACTIV's partner Der Tagesspiegel about capitalism and development.
European NGO chief: To fight fear and populism, start with social programmes
Ambitious social programmes, which benefit everybody, undermine populism and combat fears, said Conny Reuter, the Secretary General of SOLIDAR in an interview with EURACTIV.com.
Sachs: ‘China’s development strategy is more successful than Europe’s’
One of the world's leading economists, Jeffrey Sachs, has told EURACTIV's partner WirtschaftsWoche why Africa needs more development aid. He also urged Europe to be more like China.
French development boss: 1% owning 99% of wealth ‘is not normal’
Worsening inequality is a threat to the achievement of the global Sustainable Development Objectives. To turn the situation around, the governments of developing countries must invest heavily in public services, says Philippe Orliange.
Händel: German welfare proposal ‘goes against the spirit of European unity’
At the end of April, German Minister of Labour Andrea Nahles presented a bill that would lock out EU citizens from the country's welfare system. Die Linke’s Thomas Händel spoke with EURACTIV Germany about the issue.
Andor: ‘We have to do more’ to fight poverty
Looking beyond the 2010 European Year for combating poverty and social exclusion, Employment and Social Policy Commissioner László Andor says the EU and its member states must keep working to find new and more effective ways to improve the lives of the most disadvantaged groups. He spoke to EURACTIV in an exclusive interview.Supporter
Edenred is dedicated to design, develop and manage adapted solutions whose goal is to meet the employees’ needs. The meal and food vouchers system has been in practice worldwide for more than 50 years. Today, used by more than 43 million people every day in 42 countries, meal vouchers are part of their daily lifestyle, offering them administratively simple, cost effective and easy solutions that are highly motivational.
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Social vouchers
Edenred has also been developing, on request, some programmes to assist states, public institutions and NGOs to develop their welfare policy in several areas through vouchers (be they paper, cards or E-vouchers).
Such smart subsidies programmes for public institutions, executive agencies and financial donors provide an alternative to distribution of social allowances in cash grants or in benefits in kind. They are tailor made and guarantee transparency and correct use in a dedicated network in areas such as food, education, agriculture, transport, health…
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