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Invisible Women, Invaluable Care: Why the 2026–2030 Gender Strategy Must End the “Care Tax” on Female Carers
By: Shannon Pfohman, Executive Director of Eurocarers On the occasion of International Women’s Day, and…
The Amsterdam Message (2025): Young Carers Call for Recognition, Support and Action
In November 2025, members of the European Young Carers Working Group (EYCWG) met in Amsterdam…
The European Institute for Gender Equality published results from Europe’s biggest survey on unpaid care
On 23 February 2026, the European Institute for Gender Equality published a long-anticipated report with…
Belgian government forced to freeze unemployment reform unfairly affecting informal carers
The Belgian federal government has decided to gradually phase out the right to receive unemployment…
European Semester: new momentum for care — and a new Eurocarers’ Policy Briefing
Care has recently become a key component of EU monitoring of national policy developments. This…
Laurel launches its new Digital Maturity Assessment Tool for Long-Term Care and Social Services
The Laurel consortium would like to invite Eurocarers members to discover the newly developed the Digital Maturity…
New Publication: Minimum Support Standards for Young Carers and Child Participation
We are pleased to share the publication of “Young Carers’ Minimum Support Standards and Child…
5th International Young Carers Conference (IYCC) 2026 – Abstract submission is now open!
The International Young Carers Conference (IYCC) 2026 invites researchers, practitioners, policy makers, service providers, and…
EUROCARERS is the European network representing informal carers and their organisations, irrespective of their age or the particular health and care need of the person they are caring for.
Our aim is to advance the issue of informal care at both national and EU levels by:
- RAISING AWARENESS OF THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION MADE BY CARERS to health and social care systems and the economy as a whole, and of the need to safeguard this contribution;
- ENSURING THAT EU AND NATIONAL POLICIES TAKE ACCOUNT OF CARERS, i.e. promote social inclusion of carers, the development of support services for carers, enable them to remain active in paid employment and maintain a social life.
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Last Updated on March 2, 2026
