MEPs call for more support for single mothers and their children
[European Parliament, Brussels, 25 October 2011] EU Member States should help single mothers by setting up "family centres" to provide them with temporary accommodation, advice and education, says Parliament in a resolution passed by a show of hands on Tuesday. The number of single mothers is growing in all advanced and industrialised countries, as a result of divorce, separation or never having been married, stresses the text.
Rapporteur Barbara Matera (EPP, IT) said during the debate on (...)
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