In the context of the European Year 2010 for combating poverty and social exclusion, the Coalition of NGOs is organising a Human Ring against Poverty around the European Parliament in Brussels.

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DURANT, Isabelle (Greens/EFA, BE)

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European Year 2010 - combating poverty and social exclusion: Human Chain and statements by Isabelle DURANT (Verts/ALE, BE) and Fintan Farrell EAPN, NGO Coalition

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People creating the human chain ring around the European Parliament, poster, detail on the blue ribbon - the symbol of the fight against the poverty (7 shots)

Human Ring around the European Parliament (8 shots)

SOUNDBITE (French), Isabelle DURANT (Greens/EFA, BE), The European Year against Poverty will be over soon; there has been a lot of mobilisation across the EU, NGO's, citizen's associations... all of them aiming to push forwards measures to fight social exclusion.

SOUNDBITE (French), Isabelle DURANT (Greens/EFA, BE), Today, it is great to see all these people gathered here; they are protesting against a permanent social exclusion, specially in this crisis time, but they are also showing their enthusiasm in favour of constructive measures to fight poverty.

Esplanade of the European Parliament, Musicians, details of the logo of European Year 2010: combating poverty and social exclusion, people listening to the speeches (6 shots)

SOUNDBITE (French), Isabelle DURANT (Greens/EFA, BE), We are here to support all the 85 millions of people living in poverty.

Esplanade of the European Parliament, Musicians, details of the logo of European Year 2010: combating poverty and social exclusion, people listening to the speeches (3 shots)

SOUNDBITE (French), Isabelle DURANT (Greens/EFA, BE), We in this Parliament are going to work on all you suggestions from this year in order to make pressure to Council and Commission so we can move forward with concrete measures in the fight against poverty and social exclusion.

Esplanade of the European Parliament, people holding the posters against the poverty (6 shots)

SOUNDBITE (English), Fintan Farrell EAPN, NGO coalition, People are loosing thrust in our democracies and a less we can re-establish that trust, we loose something very important. And we want to re-establish the trust, as people see the parliament being concerned about social issues. Seeing that our main job is to assure that common good are used for common good.