Over the Line campaign

It is estimated that 1 in 5 people in the EU are living at risk of poverty or social exclusion.

If the EU is to reduce the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion by at least 15 million by 2030 (one of three EU-level social targets) it needs social protection that works for all.

Why we need change?

In 2023, 94.6 million people in the EU, or 21% of the population, were at risk of poverty or social exclusion. This includes those facing at least one of three key challenges: risk of poverty, severe material and social deprivation, or living in a household with very low work intensity. The risk was higher for women (22.4%) than for men (20.3%), and it was particularly pronounced among young adults aged 18 to 24, with 26.1% at risk.

According to Eurobarometer 2024, fighting poverty and social exclusion is a top priority for EU citizens across all member states. This underscores the need for more effective action. Current policies are insufficient, and a more robust and coordinated approach is essential to meet the EU’s 2030 targets and ensure no one is left behind.

What is minimum income?

Minimum income schemes are one of the last defences against poverty for people in vulnerable situations. While schemes vary from country to country, they consist of a package of benefits and services that form a safety net for people who, whether in or out of employment, would otherwise lack sufficient resources to live in dignity. Minimum income schemes are designed to ensure a minimum standard of living for all, however, this is not always guaranteed.

The campaign pledge

We are calling on all elected MEPs to pledge their support to make sure that those most vulnerable in society can be guaranteed a life free from poverty.

Read our #OvertheLine pledge below and sign up to commit your support!

If elected as Member of the European Parliament, I commit to advancing social rights in Europe by advocating for:

An EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Income to ensure all EU minimum income schemes bring everyone over the poverty line.
⁠The full implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights and a revision of its Action Plan.
Comprehensive Active Inclusion approaches, combining adequate income support with access to quality services and inclusive labour markets.

Sign the pledge!

and allow Social Platform to keep you up-to-date you about the campaign.

here

Our Over the Line supporters

MEPs have signed our pledge

Thomas Waitz

European Green Party / Die Grünen

Austria

Lena Schilling

European Green Party / Die Grünen

Austria

Evelyn Regner

Party of European Socialists / Social Democrats

Austria

Andreas Schieder

Party of European Socialists / Social Democrats

Austria

Elisabeth Grossmann

Party of European Socialists / Social Democrats

Austria

Sara Matthieu

European Green Party / Groen

Belgium

Saskia Bricmont

European Green Party / Ecolo

Belgium

Kathleen Van Brempt

Party of European Socialists / Vooruit

Belgium

Bruno Tobback

Party of European Socialists / Vooruit

Belgium

Elio Di Rupo

Party of European Socialists / Parti Socialiste

Belgium

Estelle Ceulemens

Party of European Socialists / Parti Socialiste

Belgium

Marc Botenga

Party of the European Left / PTB/PVDA

Belgium

Rudi Kennes

Party of the European Left / PTB/PVDA

Belgium

Wouter Beke

EPP / CD&V

Belgium

Liesbet Sommen

EPP / CD&V

Belgium

Tsvetelina Penkova

Party of European Socialists / BSP

Bulgaria

Kristian Vigenin

Party of European Socialists / BSP

Bulgaria

Biljana Borzan

Party of European Socialists / Social Democratic Party

Croatia

Gordan Bosanac

European Green Party / Mozemo!

Croatia

Kateřina Konečná

Party of the European Left / KSČM

Czechia

Villy Søvndal

European Green Party / SF - Green Left

Denmark

Merja Kyllönen

Party of the European Left / Left Alliance

Finland

Jussi Saramo

Party of the European Left / Left Alliance

Finland

Li Andersson

Party of the European Left / Left Alliance

Finland

Maria Ohisalo

European Green Party / Green League

Finland

Manon Aubry

Partly leader - Party of the European Left / La France Insoumise

France

Leila Chaibi

Party of the European Left / La France Insoumise

France

Damien Carême

Party of the European Left / La France Insoumise

France

Marie Toussaint

European Green Party / Les Ecologistes

France

David Cormand

European Green Party / Les Ecologistes

France

Mélissa Camara

European Green Party / Les Ecologistes

France

Mounir Satouri

European Green Party / Les Ecologistes

France

Madjouline Sbai

European Green Party / Les Ecologistes

France

Raphaël Glucksmann

Party of European Socialists / Place Publique

France

Aurore Lalucq

Party of European Socialists / Place Publique

France

Nora Mebarek

Party of European Socialists / Parti Socialiste

France

Jean-Marc Germain

Party of European Socialists / Parti Socialiste

France

Chloé Ridel

Party of European Socialists / Parti Socialiste

France

Thomas Pellerin-Carlin

Party of European Socialists / Place Publique

France

Claire Fita

Party of European Socialists / Parti Socialiste

France

Martin Schirdewan

Party leader - Party of the European Left / Die Linke

Germany

Terry Reintke

European Green Party

Germany

Carola Rackete

Party of the European Left

Germany

Ozlem Demirel

Party of the European Left / Die Linke

Germany

Katrin Langensipen

European Green Party / Die Grunen

Germany

Gabriele Bischoff

Party of European Socialists / SPD

Germany

Sebastian Everding

Party of the European Left / Tierschutzpartei

Germany

Klara Dobrev

Party of European Socialists / Democratic Coalition

Hungary

Aodhan O'Riordain

Party of European Socialists / Labour

Ireland

Luke Ming Flanagan

Party of European Left

Ireland

Brando Benifei

Party of European Socialists / Democratic Party

Italy

Iganzio Marino

European Green Party / Alleanza Verdi e Sinistra

Italy

Benedetta Scuderi

European Green Party / Alleanza Verdi e Sinistra

Italy

Cristina Guarda

European Green Party / Alleanza Verdi e Sinistra

Italy

Dario Tamburrano

Movimento 5 Stelle

Italy

Mario Furore

Movimento 5 Stelle

Italy

Pasquale Tridico

Movimento 5 Stelle

Italy

Carolina Morace

Movimento 5 Stelle

Italy

Gaetano Pedulla

Movimento 5 Stelle

Italy

Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis

Party of European Socialists / Lithuanian Social Democratic Party

Lithuania

Marc Angel

Party of European Socialists / LSAP

Luxembourg

Raquel García Hermida-van der Walle

Renew / D66

Netherlands

Bas Eickhout

European Green Party

Netherlands

Mohammed Chahim

Party of European Socialists Groenlinks/PVDA

Netherlands

Tineke Strik

European Green Party Groenlinks/PVDA

Netherlands

Kim Van Sparrentak

European Green Party Groenlinks/PVDA

Netherlands

Caterina Vieria

European Green Party Groenlinks/PVDA

Netherlands

Marit Maij

Party of European Socialists Groenlinks/PVDA

Netherlands

Robert Biedron

Party of European Socialists / Nowa Lewica

Poland

Catarina Martins

Party of the European Left / Bloco de Esquerda

Portugal

Marta Temido

Party of European Socialists / Socialist Party

Portugal

Dan Nica

Party of European Socialists / PSD

Romania

Matjaž Nemec

Party of European Socialists / Social Democrats

Slovenia

Irena Joveva

Renew / Freedom Movement

Slovenia

Iratxe García

Party leader - Party of European Socialists / PSOE

Spain

Alicia Homs

Party of European Socialists / PSOE

Spain

Idoia Mendia

Party of European Socialists / PSOE

Spain

Irene Montero

Party of the European Left / Podemos

Spain

Estrella Galan

European Green Party / Sumar

Spain

Jaume Asens

European Green Party / Sumar

Spain

Pernando Barrena

Party of the European Left / EH Bildu

Spain

Vicent Marzà

Compromís Greens / European Free Alliance

Spain

Get involved

Step into a world of action and purpose, together we can make a difference. Get involved today and become the change you want to see!

Cookie	Duration	Description
lang	session	LinkedIn sets this cookie to remember a user's language setting.
S	1 hour	Used by Yahoo to provide ads, content or analytics.
__cf_bm	29 minutes	Cloudflare set the cookie to support Cloudflare Bot Management.

Cookie	Duration	Description
_gat	1 minute	Google Universal Analytics sets this cookie to restrain request rate and thus limit data collection on high-traffic sites.
__utma	1 year 1 month 4 days	Google Analytics sets this cookie to distinguish users and sessions. The cookie is created when the JavaScript library executes and there are no existing __utma cookies. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.
__utmb	30 minutes	Google Analytics sets this cookie to determine new sessions/visits. __utmb cookie is created when the JavaScript library executes and there are no existing __utma cookies. It is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.
__utmc	session	Google Analytics sets this cookie to enable interoperability with urchin.js, an older version of Google Analytics and is used in conjunction with the __utmb cookie to determine new sessions/visits. It is deleted when the user closes the browser.
__utmt	10 minutes	Google Analytics sets this cookie to inhibit the request rate.
__utmz	6 months	Google Analytics sets this cookie to store the traffic source or campaign by which the visitor reached the site.

Cookie	Duration	Description
CONSENT	2 years	YouTube sets this cookie via embedded YouTube videos and registers anonymous statistical data.
vuid	1 year 1 month 4 days	Vimeo installs this cookie to collect tracking information by setting a unique ID to embed videos on the website.
_ga	1 year 1 month 4 days	Google Analytics sets this cookie to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and track site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors.
_ga_*	1 year 1 month 4 days	Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views.
_gid	1 day	Google Analytics sets this cookie to store information on how visitors use a website while also creating an analytics report of the website's performance. Some of the collected data includes the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously.

Cookie	Duration	Description
NID	6 months	Google sets the cookie for advertising purposes; to limit the number of times the user sees an ad, to unwanted mute ads, and to measure the effectiveness of ads.
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE	5 months 27 days	YouTube sets this cookie to measure bandwidth, determining whether the user gets the new or old player interface.
YSC	session	Youtube sets this cookie to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages.
yt-remote-connected-devices	never	YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's video preferences using embedded YouTube videos.
yt-remote-device-id	never	YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's video preferences using embedded YouTube videos.
yt.innertube::nextId	never	YouTube sets this cookie to register a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen.
yt.innertube::requests	never	YouTube sets this cookie to register a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen.

Cookie	Duration	Description
COMPASS	1 hour	Description is currently not available.
uv_2874821686796249763	1 day	Description is currently not available.
uv_3113291211026632736	1 day	Description is currently not available.