On the 21st of November was celebrated Carers Rights Day, an annual event organized by Carers UK to raise awareness of the rights and entitlements of unpaid carers. This year’s theme, Recognising Your Rights, focuses on empowering carers to understand…
European Commission | Press Releases | 18 November 2024 Today, the Commission and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) published the Health at a Glance: Europe 2024 report. This year's edition highlights the importance of lifelong health promotion and disease prevention to…
The Chamber of Caregivers of Slovakia, alongside its partners, advocates for the formal recognition of informal carers, highlighting the need to improve their health, social, and economic living conditions. After three years of dedicated work by the Chamber, and 15…
With population ageing, the demand for helping older people with daily activities – so-called long-term care – is set to increase across OECD countries by more than one-third by 2050. Older people with long-term care needs are more likely to…
On October 15, 2024, at Italy's Chamber of Deputies in Rome, CARER and Cittadinanzattiva unveiled the manifesto-appeal “Caregiver: For an Inclusive and Social Equity Law.” This initiative, advocating for enhanced protections and equity for caregivers, has gained widespread support, with…
Responsibility for the design and delivery of long-term care services lies primarily with Member States. The Council Recommendation on affordable high-quality long-term care adopted by the Council on 8 December 2022 as part of the Care Strategy invites Member States to take…
Ministers of Employment and Social Affairs have adopted council conclusions on pension adequacy, following the publication of the 2024 Pension Adequacy Report, drafted by the Commission and the Social Protection Committee. The report highlights that European pension systems have protected retired Europeans’ living…
Good health and well-being is a key indicator and a precondition for sustainable development, allowing people to enjoy fulfilling lives, receive education and be productive members of society. In contrast, the burden of disease has high economic, social and individual…
The latest update of the MISSOC information (as of January 2024) on social protection systems in all EU Member States, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland is now available. MISSOC (Mutual Information System on Social Protection) is an indispensable online information source…
The World Health Organization (WHO) today formally designated the EngAGE Centre for Research in Ageing at Trinity College Dublin as the new WHO Collaborating Centre for Longitudinal Studies on Ageing and the Life-course. The Collaborating Centre will play a crucial role…
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