Last Updated on November 25, 2013
On January the 20th the final dissemination event of Edy Care in Italy took place in Bologna. In the audience there were representatives from carers organizations, schools and youth services together with relevant regional stakeholders such as representatives of the…
This policy brief explores how primary care and public health can be brought together to improve the health of patients and populations. It describes the types of initiatives that have been undertaken; provides examples of such initiatives in Europe and…
The final output of the EdyCare project has been published. Seeking to make the project outcomes available to the largest possible number of learners in partner countries as well as in Europe, an e-learning course on young carers is available…
Press Release of the Council of the EU Finland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union wanted to generate dialogue on the interaction of people's wellbeing and economic growth. The Council of the European Union adopted conclusions on the…
Since 2002, thanks to extensive lobbying and representation by the family carers movement, there has been a formal state-endorsed approach to quantifying the number of individuals in the Republic of Ireland who are providing unpaid care to a relative or…
The Commission today presents a Communication on building a strong social Europe for just transitions. It sets out how social policy will help deliver on the challenges and opportunities of today, proposing action at EU level for the months to…
Since its creation, Eurocarers has been working to support organisations representing informal carers accessing EU funding opportunities to develop innovative projects in the area of care, building on their expertise, in order to contribute to EU policy objectives of social…
The 18th European Meeting of People Experiencing Poverty was organised by the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) with the support of the EU Commission and the EAPN Fund, and with the participation of the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the…
During their meeting on 9 and 10 December, the Ministers of Employment and Social Affairs of the European Union adopted some encouraging conclusions. Firstly, regarding the objective of inclusive labour markets, they highlighted “the economic value of providing better employment…
On 12 December, Care4Dem’s partners held their fifth project meeting, in Amadora, near Lisbon. This meeting provided the opportunity to know better about the host organisation, Aproximar, a social cooperative providing a wide range of training opportunities in their community…
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