Last Updated on November 25, 2013
Our member Carers UK invites you to campaign with them for more support for unpaid carers. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the majority of carers have had to provide more care. It has left many exhausted and close to burning out.…
Anhörigriksdagen is the largest meeting forum for informal carers in the Nordic countries and it has been arranged for over 20 years. This year's theme of the two day conference is Carers - at the end of life. More and more people are…
To exploit the full potential of contact tracing and warning apps to break the chain of coronavirus infections across borders and save lives, the Commission, at the invitation by EU Member States, has set up an EU-wide system to ensure…
Across Europe, young carers and their need for support receive limited attention in the media, policy and empirical research, even though, similar to adult carers, they also provide care to ill family members. The Delphi study, a qualitative research methodology,…
Results from an Online Survey in Six European Countries and Implications for Future Research, Policy and Practice Although up to 8% of European youngsters carry out high-intensity care for a family member, adolescent young carers (AYCs), especially those caring for…
On the 2nd of October 2020, the decree relating to the French Daily Caregiver Allowance has been published. It is a concrete form of recognition of the role of informal caregivers in society, started with the law of 11 February…
Eurofound, the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, has released its recent report on 8th October on Access to care services, which focuses on three care services essential for social protection and inclusion: - early childhood…
On the European Carers' Day, Eurocarers has sent a letter to the chair of the Expert Panel on Better Ways of Investing in Health, who is currently working on care organisation following the COVID19 pandemic. While welcoming this work and…
Eurocarers' members have a new possibility to disseminate about a project or an initiative they are leading. The Social Platform, an alliance of Civil Society Organisations active at the EU level, of which Eurocarers is a member, organises every year…
Brussels, October 6, 2020 Today, Eurocarers celebrates the first of its kind European Carers Day, to spotlight the invaluable role of informal carers and their need for support across Europe. According to recent EU-funded research, informal carers across the EU provide…