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  "legislation_title": "Decision No 1098/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2008 on the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion (2010) (Text with EEA relevance)",
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  "number": "7",
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  "text": "Actions under point 1 above may include:\n(a) meetings and events connected with the objectives of the European Year, including national events to launch and promote the European Year, create a catalyst effect and provide open spaces for debate around concrete action to combat poverty and social exclusion;\n(b) mutual learning seminars at national, regional and local level;\n(c) other events connected with the preparation of Community-level initiatives (e.g. the yearly European Round Table on Poverty and Social Exclusion and the European Meeting of People Experiencing Poverty);\n(d) information, educational and promotional campaigns and other actions in schools and measures with a strong multiplier effect to disseminate the principles and underlying values celebrated by the European Year at national, regional and local levels, including the organisation of awards and competitions;\n(e) surveys and studies other than those mentioned in point 3 of Part I, to examine in greater depth the key issues of the European Year;\n(f) training opportunities for civil servants, social partners, the media, non-governmental organisations’ representatives and other actors to increase their knowledge of poverty and social exclusion phenomena, of European and national social inclusion policies and of the different policy tools available, to increase their capacity to deal with poverty-related issues, and to encourage them to play an active role in the fight against poverty and social exclusion;\n(g) cooperation with the media;\n(h) development of pilot regional and local action plans for social inclusion.",
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