On European Carers Day 2026, Eurocarers publishes a new position paper examining whether the EU Work-Life Balance Directive is delivering meaningful support for informal carers. For millions of people across Europe, combining paid work with caring for a family member,…
A new book explores the history, development and impact of the international carers’ movement, tracing six decades of mobilisation, campaigning and growing recognition of carers’ organisations around the world. Carers’ Organisations and their Impact: The Creation of a Global Movement,…
Our UK member, the Centre for Care, has been taking evidence on carers and social care to the heart of the UK’s political debate, with a presence at the recent Labour and Liberal Democrat party conferences. Together with the Social…
On Wednesday 22nd July 2026, the European Commission published an update of the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan. The action plan helps guide the continued implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, which contains 20 principles that…
As we build our 2026 European Carers Day campaign around “Care Doesn't Follow a Schedule. Flexibility Matters,” we are highlighting evidence and experiences that help illustrate why flexibility at work matters for informal carers. This commentary by Kirsty Liddiard, Katherine…
On behalf of the Center for Care, Professor Clare Gardiner reflects on the needs of unpaid carers providing end of life care who are in employment, what support is available to them in the UK, what we can learn from…
On the 3rd of June 2026, the European Commission published the 2026 European Semester Spring Package. The European Semester process is an annual year-long EU mandatory process that coordinates, monitors, and evaluates Member States’ budgetary and policy reforms and investments:…
Eurocarers welcomes the new package of initiatives launched by the European Commission the week of 4 May to help end poverty in the EU and strengthen the rights of persons with disabilities. At a time of growing social and economic…
Family Carers Ireland has published the Family Carer Scorecard 2025. The scorecard is the fourth scorecard produced by Family Carers Ireland but is the first analysis of the Programme for Government Securing Ireland’s Future, ratified on 24 January 2025 and…
On Thursday 23rd and Friday 24th April, the Eurocarers’ Policy Working Group convened in Bilbao, kindly co-hosted by our member Grupo SSI, a cooperative organisation active in the social field. This year’s face-to-face meeting focused primarily on crucial issues concerning…
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