On the 15th September 2021, EC President Ursula von der Leyen announced that the European Commission will put forward a new European Care Strategy as part of its Work Programme 2022 in order to “support men and women in finding…
Last November, Eurocarers published a position paper on ICT for informal carers, we hope that you found it interesting. A wide range of ICT-based solutions are being developed and piloted across Europe. Most of which are proving very useful to…
In December 2021, we published a position paper on the gender dimension of informal care, you might have missed it. Across the EU, 80% of care is provided by informal carers. A majority of them are women as informal carers…
Young carers are children and young people who provide care to a family member with a chronic illness, disability or other long-lasting care needs. They undertake a wide range of caring roles and activities (e.g. emotional support, personal care, housework…
Eurocarers analysis of the 2021 National Resilience and Recovery Plans Read Eurocarers’ Position Paper Based on a rapid analysis of the 2021 National Recovery and Resilience Plans, this Position Paper aims to provide some pointers as to how the unprecedented…
Elizabeth Hanson, Eurocarers Board member, presented a series of best practices in a webinar in the framework of the “Spotlights on Improving Efficiency in Cancer Care” series, organized by SPCC (Sharing Progress in Cancer Care). This series is held within…
Eurocarers was invited as expert at the European Parliament to discuss the European Care Strategy proposed by President von der Leyen in her State of the European Union speech. Stecy Yghemonos, Executive Director of Eurocarers, had the wonderful opportunity to…
The last webinar of Sharing Progress in Cancer Care “Spotlights on Improving Efficiency in Cancer Care - The case of the caregivers” was translated into an article on Cancer World. You will see below the contribution of our colleague Elizabeth…
Eurocarers warmly welcomes the adoption of key conclusions on Long-Term Care (LTC) by EU ministers for employment, social affairs and health. These conclusions clearly recognise the vital contribution of informal carers to LTC provision as well as their need for…
2020 has been a year like no other in our lifetime, a journey in adaptability and resilience! We are very pleased to share with you a recap of our activities. Like last year, we have opted for a interactive format, we…
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