The Milanovs, who immigrated to
Germany from Bulgaria ten years ago, are one such family.
A decade of difficulties has been
marked by language and cultural barriers, job instability, and homelessness.
However, the Milanovs' lives could be improved by new EU initiatives on minimum
wage.
The Milanov family has been able to
see a brighter future thanks to a publicly funded social safety net over the
past two years. The family's benefit from the EU's minimum income program
becomes even more effective in lifting Europe's most vulnerable households out
of poverty and into the labor market.
"I went to the state and they
helped me after I lost my job," Radostin Milanov, who receives assistance
from a German minimum income program, stated. We didn't have a flat or a place
to stay. They quickly located a flat for us to stay in. They supported us and
found a school for my children. Additionally, they showed us how to live in
Germany."
The Milanov
family is essential for a pilot project, subsidized by the European
Association, called CRIS (Collaborate, Connect, Incorporate Administrations).
It aims to come up with novel solutions to the problems that people who are
most at risk face.
Radostina
Milanova told Euronews, "I think the CRIS project is very good." They
assist us and treat us well—my husband and children. They assist us when I or
my children do not comprehend letters from the authorities or other
institutions. Additionally, they treat us with respect.