With the rising demand for long-term care states are faced with the challenge of responding to these needs while balancing fiscal contraints. The decisions around how LTC is financed and organized—whether through state systems or family support—carry significant implications for…
Persons with disabilities have the same needs for basic health care as persons without disabilities. However, inequalities in access to healthcare including primary care, lack of adequate health care services, health literacy and economic resources result in additional health risks…
Please find here the draft Council Conclusions on ensuring work-life balance and gender equality for all generations in the context of demographic challenges.
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 boosting healthy ageing. It also stresses the urgent need to address…
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…
The final report and the policy brief of the project ‘Informal Care and Employment in Upper Austria’ carried out by the European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and funded by the Chamber of Labour Upper Austria are now available. The…
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…
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…
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…
