Carl, The definition you found is from: 85/8/EEC: Council Decision of 19 December 1984 on specific Community action to combat poverty Official Journal L 002 , 03/01/1985 p. 0024 - 0025 Best regards, Chris ******************** Chris Lamb CORDIS Brussels Tel: +32 2 238 1793 Fax: +32 2 238 1799 >From: Carl Wiper <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Carl Wiper <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: social exclusion >Date: Fri, 3 May 2002 15:41:31 +0100 > >I recently came across a definition of social exclusion which was sourced >to >: Council of the European Communities, 1984, Article 1.2. I'm trying to >find >the correct reference to this document. > >The definition was: >'persons, families and groups of persons whose resources (material, >cultural >and social) are so limited as to exclude them from the minimum acceptable >way of life in the member states in which they live' > >Alternatively, can anyone give me any other reference to an 'official' EU >definition of social exclusion (or social inclusion)? > >___________________________________ >Carl Wiper >Senior Information Officer >Centre for Local Economic Strategies >Express Networks, 1 George Leigh Street, >Manchester M4 5DL >tel 0161 233 1927 (direct line) >tel 0161 236 7036 (switchboard) >fax 0161 236 1891 >mobile 07736 144691 >[log in to unmask] >www.cles.org.uk >___________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.