THE SOCIAL ECONOMY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE EUROPEAN YEAR FOR COMBATING POVERTY AND SOCIAL EXCLUSION

Abstract

The problem of deepen poverty and social exception among European citizens needs to take action by EU and Polish  government to eliminate the process. The European commission has announced the 2010 the European year of fight with poverty and social exception what attracted the EU inhabitants’ attention on the problem of poor and expected people. The avoidance of the subject of poverty and social exception will not cause the elimination of the process. Undoubtedly, the chance of life situation improvement of poor and excepted people is the idea of social economy. The activity of social economy subjects produces benefits not only for people directly connected with them but also for all society.  In the strategy of Europe 2020 accepted on 3rd March 2010 the aims has been pointed out for next 10 years, which enable to reduce the problem of poverty and social exception among society. In the preliminary programme starting on 1st July 2011 Polish presidency in the EU council the activity of professional activation and social integration has been foreseen.