After advocating for it, Norway got its first Carers strategy 2020-2025. The strategy was aiming to build up competence about carers in Norway as well as 36 point of actions that should be implemented or evaluated. One of the vital…
Our member Carers UK has published recently a new report, ‘Taking the next step for working carers - introducing a new right to paid Carer’s Leave’. It calls on the UK Government to legislate to introduce a new statutory right…
An investigation named “Strengthen the support for carers” has been released today in Sweden. The investigation has been made on behalf of the Swedish Government. The aims are to increase and further develop support for informal carers, both adults and…
The June 24 European elections are the focal point for a broader renewal of the membership of all the European Union's main institutions. Here is an infographics that will guide through the main milestones.
In the framework of Carers Week 2024, Carers UK just published their Carers Week report: No Choice But To Care, which finds that 10 million adults which is 62% - of current and former unpaid carers had no choice in…
A new Eurobarometer survey published today confirms that 88% of European citizens consider a social Europe to be important to them personally. This is consistent with the findings of a similar survey published in 2021, showing the continued relevance of the Pillar…
The declaration emerging from the High-Level Conference on the European Pillar of Social Rights provides a broad framework, although with vague entry points for our forthcoming work, which is understandable given the upcoming election cycle... As far as our sector…
The European Social Fund+ (ESF+) Social Innovation+ (SI+) initiative has launched a Call for proposals aimed at addressing the persistent challenge of long-term unemployment across EU Member States and associated countries. With a substantial budget of 23 million EUR, this…
The Norwegian Parliament has instructed the Government to revise the Carers leave options for Care days and compassionate leave in the Norwegian working legislation. This is to ensure same solutions for all and to ensure that women juggling work and…
The support that millions of unpaid carers provide daily to family and friends is worth a staggering £162 billion a year and is instrumental in supporting our NHS, social care system and wider economy. Yet, despite their huge contribution, far…
