European Committee of the Regions 18 June 2008, Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on The European year for combating poverty and social exclusion (2010)

9.10.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 257/6 Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on ‘The European year for combating poverty and social exclusion (2010)’ (2008/C 257/02) THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGION — stresses that in order to be effective, this campaign to address the issue of poverty and social exclusion should be seen as a long-term effort, and therefore emphasises the need