European Parliament 25 January 2012, Written question E-000243/12 Sergio Paolo Frances Silvestris (PPE) to the Commission. Poverty emergency in Apulia

Question for written answer E-000243/12 to the Commission Sergio Paolo Frances Silvestris (PPE) (25 January 2012) Subject: Poverty emergency in Apulia 21.1 % of households in the Italian region of Apulia currently have to struggle to get to the end of the month and are therefore in a state of ‘relative poverty’, with a consumption of goods and services lower than the national average.