This paper presents the role of minimum income in the fight against poverty in European Union countries. However, it shows different states of gaining rights when it comes to the minimum income, amounts to which an individual or a family has the right as well as some different rights and other conditions related to minimum income. All mentioned above is shown only for some countries, namely those our countries that play more important role in the creation of the European Union social policy. In addition to that, this paper shows the role of European Union itself in the fight against poverty and its impact on the national policies from which it seeks to provide a decent standard for all citizens. We came to a conclusion that there are large differences in national when it comes to exercising the right to minimum remuneration. This means that the conditions for achieving the minimum income and the general amounts that an individual or a family can realize are greatly different. Further on, that arises the fact that minimum income as an instrument for fighting against poverty in the European Union is partially fulfilled. There are countries where the minimum income fulfills its role and allows its citizens a decent living standard, in other countries minimum income is realized only by the poorest citizens and the amount of income is insufficient to meet basic living needs, while in some countries this right does not exist at all.