Dear Members,
We are pleased to share with you the background documents related to our Annual General Meeting, which took place in Bratislava, Slovakia, on 26–27 May 2025.
These materials offer an overview of the discussions and outcomes of the meeting, and we trust they will provide valuable insights into our recent work and strategic direction.
If you have any questions or feedback regarding the event or our broader activities, please do not hesitate to get in touch with the Eurocarers Secretariat at sy@eurocarers.org.
Thank you, as always, for your continued support and engagement. We greatly value your contributions and look forward to furthering our collaboration in the months ahead.
Warm regards,
The Eurocarers Secretariat
Meeting Documents
- AGM 2025 – Draft Agenda (the details of the Policy Tour de Table can be viewed here)
- Draft Minutes of AGM 2025
- Draft minutes of AGM 2024
- Annual Accounts 2024
- Financial audit report 2024
- Eurocarers Statutes and Internal rules are available on our website – see here
Presentations
DAY 1
- European Carers Day 2025-2026 – Olivier Jacqmain, Eurocarers Secretariat
New Eurocarers Members
- France Répit – Fleur Desrousseaux, France
- Alfa Human Service – Veronika Kocourová, Czech Republic
Policy Dialogue: Strategies and Solutions to Strengthen Informal and Formal Care in Slovakia
- Enhancing Carer Support in Slovakia: Current Measures and Future Plans – Mária Machajdíková, Director of the Department of Social Services at the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic
- Lessons from the Czech Republic: Policies and Initiatives for Carers – Olga Starostová, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Department of Family Policy, Child Protection and Social Integration
- The Art of the Possible: Strategies and Measures to Support Informal Carers – Sebastian Fischer, wir pflegen e.V.
- Needs of young informal carers in Slovakia and how Platform of Families meets them – Monika Fričová, Platforma Rodin
- Supporting Informal Carers in Slovakia – Jaroslav Servátka, Mosty Pomoci
DAY 2
Supporting the implementation of last year’s motion and the development of new carer-led organisations – John Dunne and Stecy Yghemonos, Eurocarers
Towards a Position Paper on Migrant Carers – Claire Champeix, Eurocarers
Policy Tour de Table
- Action plan on Diversity, Equity and Migration Health – Laura Tingvold, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Centre for Care Research
- Update on Dutch Informal Care Agenda – Roos Pijpers (Movisie) and Michael Buynsters (Strategic Alliance for Young Carers), Netherlands
- Austrian day of action for informal carers – Selma Kadi, on behalf of Birgit Meinhard-Schiebel and the Austrian Carers Organisation
- Connecting Research, Policy and Practice to Support Young Carers (NEXUS project) – Olivier Jacqmain, Eurocarers
- Preparing for short breaks legislation and the role of carer centres – Claire Cairns (Coalition of Carers in Scotland), Rosemary McLoughlin (VOCAL) and Emma Miller (Coalition of Carers in Scotland)
- Neighbourhood Caregivers – Mahi Kozori, Alzheimer Hellas, Greece
- Reforming Long-Term Care in Italy – Georgia Casanova, INRCA
