After ten remarkable years of dedicated service, Stecy Yghemonos is stepping down as Executive Director of Eurocarers. During his tenure, Stecy has been instrumental in strengthening Eurocarers’ position as the leading European network advocating for informal carers. His vision, commitment…
The European Association of Service providers for Persons with Disabilities (EASPD) and 51 prominent European networks have co-signed the Joint Statement “100 billion Euros for social spending? The devil’s in the details”. The statement comes amid ongoing negotiations on the EU’s Multiannual…
As part of this year’s European Carers Day campaign – “Invisible no more: Let’s see & value Migrant Care”, Eurocarers is proud to launch a new Position Paper on Migrant Care Work. Across Europe, long-term care (LTC) services remain far…
The Eurocarers Annual General Assembly (AGM) 2025 took place on 26–27 May at the Hotel Tatra in Bratislava, Slovakia, bringing together members and stakeholders from 19 countries to reflect on shared progress and explore new pathways to support informal carers…
Eurocarers together with 19 civil society organisations and trade unions launch a Joint Statement today, calling for the Commission to live up to its ambitions for reform in long-term care. The Council recommendation on long-term care, adopted in 2022, urges…
The European Union has begun talks on the next long-term EU Budget, which will determine how billions of euros are invested in Europe’s future. Initial discussions suggest potential cuts to crucial social investment programmes. Proposals to merge funding mechanisms significantly…
Join us online on 22 October to discover 3 ambitious projects in support of Health and Long-term care workers and informal carers, and learn about the policy context at EU level with Jiří Svojse (DG EMPL) and Sabrina Montante (DG…
Together with EU social and health stakeholders, Eurocarers urge the Council of the European Union and Member States to ensure that the EU Strategic Agenda 2024–2029 keeps social and health ambitions high, as a prerequisite to achieving a “strong, dynamic,…
On the 7 and 8 February, Eurocarers participated in the first consortium meeting of the newly funded Horizon European project WELL CARE. WELL CARE is a transdisciplinary and participative project in which informal and professional carers, researchers, NGOs together with…
On 7 February, Eurocarers took part in the kick-off meeting of the ‘LAUREL: Actionable policies for adopting high-quality integrated long-term care’ project in Barcelona. The overall goal of this new project is to gather valuable insights into regional differences of…
