Although the gap between rich and poor has widened in EU, the bloc is a world leader in fighting inequality
The Christmas market on Berlin's Gendarmenmarkt with the French Cathedral, right, the German Cathedral, left, and the Konzerthaus is illuminated in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009.
Both are rated at a rounded-off 31 out of 100 in the ranking , in which higher indexes indicate greater levels of inequality. It is followed by the former Soviet states of Lithuania and Latvia, and then Spain, Portugal and Greece. Britain and Romania - another former Soviet satellite - are next, both measuring 33.Topping the list as the most egalitarian are the three former communist countries of Slovakia , Slovenia and the Czech Republic, both around 24.
It pointed to a focus on reducing inequalities between EU member states rather than within the countries themselves. The lack of progressive taxation in some countries, in a context of economic competition, contributes to inequalities, including by undermining financing for public services, WIL said.Despite a rise in inequality, the EU fares better than the United States, it said. The bloc's education and health systems are more egalitarian and social benefits play a major role.
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