As the rapporteur has written, in 2006 in the EU-25 alone 43 million people were undernourished and 79 million were threatened with poverty, which is more than 20% of the total population of the EU.
Zoals de rapporteur heeft geschreven, waren in 2006 alleen al in de EU-25 43 miljoen mensen ondervoed en dreigden 79 miljoen mensen in armoede te geraken, wat neerkomt op meer dan 20 procent van de totale bevolking van de EU.