21st January 2010 | Madrid, Spain

The Opening Conference of the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion will be held in Madrid, Spain, at this Ministry of Health and Social Policy, on 21 January 2010 within the calendar of events of the Spanish Presidency. This Opening Conference also aims to launch the European Year 2010, acting as a forum where institutions and stakeholders, as well as persons experiencing poverty and social exclusion, may discuss the progress made in the light of the European Strategy for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion and, particularly, provide ideas to face the future beyond 2010.

Link: http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId;=88&eventsId;=229&furtherEvents;=yes