PARIS, Aug 4 ― Some 28 per cent of people living in the European Union cannot afford to go away on holiday for a week, according to a study published Monday by the European Trade Union Confederation. For those with income at or below the “at-risk-of-poverty threshold” ― including...
PARIS, Aug 4 ― Some 28 per cent of people living in the European Union cannot afford to go away on holiday for a week, according to a study published Monday by the European Trade Union Confederation.
The ETUC said Greece was the EU country with the highest proportion ― 88.9 per cent ― of people living at risk of poverty who cannot afford a vacation, followed by Romania with 86.8 per cent, Croatia with 84.7 per cent and Cyprus with 79.2 per cent. The ETUC backs a draft directive the EU is considering to ensure minimum wages in the bloc are sufficient to live on, legislation which is to be debated by the European Parliament after the European summer vacation period ends.
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