Poverty falls in Italy

ROME, May 29 (Xinhua): Poverty indicators improved in Italy in 2013 and the number of "seriously deprived" families fell, the annual report by National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) showed on Wednesday.
The ISTAT data indicated that the number of "seriously deprived" families fell by 1 million, decreasing to 12.5 per cent of Italy's total population from 14.5 per cent in the previous year.
At the same time, social imbalances persisted and an increasing flow of educated young people emigrated for economic reasons during the crisis. Around 9,400 Italians between the ages of 15 and 34 left the country since 2008, while it was 26,000 in 2012 only, ISTAT said.
"The number of Italians emigrating in 2012 was the highest in a decade," Lower House Speaker Laura Boldrini pointed out, while presenting the report at the Chamber of Deputies.
"It is crucial for our young people to acquire new experiences abroad. Our problem is that Italy does not attract foreign talents and young Italians abroad don't feel they would have good opportunities if they return home," Boldrini added.