European and External Affairs Committee
Inquiry into the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion 2010
The terms of reference and key issues addressed by the inquiry were:
To understand the relevance to Wales of the 2010 European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion;
To ascertain how the Welsh Government proposes to engage with the European Year, including its involvement in the UK NIB, details of any events or campaigns it proposes to organise and any additional funding it proposes to make available to the third sector to support activities across Wales during the year;
To understand what (if any) strategy the Welsh Government has towards "European Years” in general, to ensure Wales is engaging as effectively as possible from the opportunities these present;
To explore how the National Assembly for Wales can support initiatives such as the 2010 European Year and future European Years;
To hear from Welsh and European stakeholders about how best practice is being shared and the actions they have planned to maximise the opportunities presented by the 2010 European Year.
