FILE PHOTO: European Commission's headquarters are pictured ahead of president-designate Ursula von der Leyen news conference in Brussels, Belgium September 10, 2019. REUTERS/Yves Herman
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission on Thursday announced goals for the 27-nation bloc to reduce poverty, inequality and boost training and jobs by 2030 as part of a post-pandemic economic overhaul financed by jointly borrowed funds.
The EU executive arm said the European Union should boost employment to 78% in 2030 from 73% in 2019, halve the gap between the number of employed women and men and cut the number of young people neither working nor studying to 9% from 12.6%
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