Fru formand, det kan ikke undlade at gøre et vist indtryk, at det her i Europa-Parlamentet, i et af de rigeste områder i verden, er presserende nødvendigt at gøre det stigende fattigdomsproblem til genstand for debat.
Madam President, I cannot help but be impressed that, here in the European Parliament, one of the richest places in the world, we are holding a debate on the problem of growing poverty, a fact in today's society.