Worrying Trends Highlighted on Occasion of Eradication of Poverty Day

Ljubljana, 17 October - The latest data have shown that the at risk of poverty rate in Slovenia stood at 14.5% in 2013 and thus rose by one percentage point compared to 2012. The trend was labelled "a cause for alarm" by Labour, Family, Social Affairs Minister Anja Kopač Mrak on Friday, International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.