The 12th annual gathering of Eurocarers’ Research Working Group (ERWG) took place on 16 and 17 September 2026 in Krakow (Poland), co-hosted and co-organised with the Institute of Sociology and the Center for Evaluation and Analysis of Public Policies of…
Claire Champeix, former Senior Policy Officer at Eurocarers and Henk Nies, Eurocarers' board member have produced an article for the Dutch professional journal on care and innovation 'Niewusbrief Zorg en Innovatie' on the topic of 'Informal care: a European issue'…
What does long-term care policy do to the people who actually provide care? That question was at the heart of our second WELL CARE symposium at the 23rd IAGG World Congress of Gerontology: How do long-term care policies and care regimes…
This report was prepared by Opinion AS on behalf of the Norwegian Directorate of Health. The full report is available in Norwegian here: Data pårørendeundersøkelsen 2025_total.Q Purpose The purpose of the report is to determine to what degree young adult…
On 8–9 October 2026, ACUFADE will host the III International Care Congress – “Defending Care, Building Community”, bringing together professionals, organisations, researchers, activists and communities in El Hierro, Canary Islands, as well as participants joining online. This year’s Congress takes…
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…
Laura Danloy, psychologist and coordinator at ASBL Aidants Proches Bruxelles, has co-written a new French-language book exploring what it really means to become an informal carer for a family member or friend. Written with a fellow French psychologist, Marie-Elisabeth Piussan,…
On 24 October, Parent Carers Day takes place for the second time, initiated by the working group of caring parents at wir pflegen e.V. in Germany. Last year's first edition already reached many caring parents in Germany. This year, we're…
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…
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