Dear Ministers, Re: The importance for Member States to adopt and implement, without reservation, the proposed Council Recommendation on access to affordable high-quality long-term care On 7 September, the European Commission put forward an ambitious and much-awaited EU Care Strategy,…
To mark European Carers Day, Family Carer’s Ireland today launched a paper on ‘Gender Dimensions of Care – An Irish Perspective’. This paper explores the current gender care gap in Ireland, the evolving family unit and how this is changing…
The European Commission launches a toolkit for implementation of EU NCDs Initiative “Healthier Together” which mentions the need to support carers of people with dementia. The “Healthier Together” toolkit identifies policies and practices to tackle non-communicable diseases (NCDs). It also…
DoCUp is a 28-months Erasmus Plus project that aims to equip domestic care workers with a mix of social care, transversal, and attitudinal skills to ensure resilient employment pathways able to respond to challenges such as those raised by the…
Young adult carers (YACs) are people aged 18–25 years who provide care to a relative who is ill or has a disability. France begins to come to the YAC issue. YAC students were mentioned for the first time in a…
The period 2021-2022 has been a period of reflection and rejuvenation, following the unprecedented crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. While we are not entirely out of the woods yet, the last two years have led the general public to…
The Swedish government has agreed on a national action plan to implement the European Council’s recommendations on a European Child Guarantee. The European Child Guarantee provides guidance and tools for the Member States to support children who are at risk…
Our colleagues from the Social Platform just published a policy paper on the necessary EU solidarity strategy to respond to the Ukraine crisis. "Europe has responded with unprecedented solidarity to the war in Ukraine, showing the lengths that EU institutions,…
Policies to leave no carer behind Informal carers – family and friends who perform care - are the first line of support for older people. About 60% of older people who receive care at home report receiving only informal care…
Following the German elections in September 2021, a new coalition government of SPD, Greens and Liberal Democrats published a coalition agreement with few, but important commitments for the development of carer support. The agreement says: "We shall combine entitlements to…
