Eurostat: Romania holds a leading position in the EU on the severe material deprivation rate

Despite that the severe material deprivation rate in the EU saw a decrease by 2.9 points last year compared to 2017, reaching 16.8%, Romania ranks second in the EU with the highest shares of severe material deprivation, reads a recent Eurostat survey. Across EU Member States, Bulgaria (20.9 %), Romania (16.8 %) and Greece (16.7 %) registered the highest shares of severe material deprivation. In contrast, the severe material deprivation rates were below ...

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