Eurocarers warmly welcomes the adoption of key conclusions on Long-Term Care (LTC) by EU ministers for employment, social affairs and health. These conclusions clearly recognise the vital contribution of informal carers to LTC provision as well as their need for…
The Committee on Employment and Social Affairs of the European Parliament just issued an interesting report on the possibilities and challenges related to ageing policy post-2020. We noted the following important points: Calls on the Commission to put forward a…
Across Europe, 7-8% of children are young carers, i.e., children and young people who provide care for a relative or friend with long-lasting limitations (e.g., chronic illness, disability, frailty or addiction). They are still too often invisible and their needs…
2020 has been a year like no other in our lifetime, a journey in adaptability and resilience! We are very pleased to share with you a recap of our activities. Like last year, we have opted for a interactive format, we…
Responding to a public consultation launched by the European Commission to identify the support needed to address the issues and seize the opportunities around ageing, Eurocarers has submitted a detailed contribution, stressing the need to take into account the challenges…
To celebrate its 30 years anniversary, Carers Finland produced a video about the aspects of family care. Four family carers tell their personal stories in the video. Furthermore Tarja Halonen, former President, one of the founders of Carers Finland, Anu…
European Parliament Informal Carers Interest Group STATEMENT: The Social Pillar Action Plan: the basis of a comprehensive EU Strategy on Care and Caring The European Parliament Informal Carers Interest Group warmly welcomes the recent adoption of the European Pillar of…
Eurocarers strongly believes that the Action Plan to implement the European Pillar of Social Rights released by the European Commission provides a roadmap to a more equitable and social Europe and resonates well with EU citizens, especially in the context…
On 1 September 2020, the First Minister announced that there would be an Independent Review of Adult Social Care in Scotland as part of the Programme for Government. The Review was chaired by Derek Feeley, who was supported by an…
Carer organisations in several European countries have developed campaigns to take carer issues directly into politics. We are pleased to share two examples in this newsletter – from Scotland and from Germany. “When carers first started campaigning for better rights…
