From its creation in 2006, our Belgian member Aidants Proches took charge of the implementation of specific social protections intended for informal carers. Their desire was twofold: to highlight an invisible social group, but also to recognize it in what…
Press release, 28 Mai 2020 Eurocarers Every day, millions of informal carers across Europe play a central part in the long-term care of people with a chronic illness, disability or other long-lasting care needs. They often do this unpaid and…
Press release, 24 March 2020 Eurocarers At the end of last year, Chinese public health authorities reported several cases of acute respiratory syndrome in Wuhan City, China. Scientists soon identified a novel coronavirus as the main causative agent. The disease,…
Our colleagues from the COFACE Disability platform for the rights of persons with disabilities and their families produced the S.H.I.F.T. guide to achieve meaningful inclusion of persons with disabilities and their families. According to the Academic Network of European Disability…
PRESS RELEASE for the ME-WE project Across Europe, a substantial number of children and young people provide care (emotional, personal, practical, financial) to a family member or a friend who is an older person, has a disability, chronic disease,…
In September Eurocarers together with AGE Platform Europe, COFACE Families Europe arranged a workshop in the Social Platform’s conference Building Social Europe. The conference organised as a part of High-Level Conference on the Economy of Wellbeing of the Finnish Presidency…
PRESS RELEASE BY WHO At current rates of progress up to 5 billion people will miss out on health care in 2030 Countries must increase spending on primary healthcare by at least 1% of their gross domestic product (GDP) if…
PRESS RELEASE by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Everybody is likely to become a carer at some point in life, providing care for a spouse, family member, friend or neighbour with long-term care needs. The majority of…
Today, Eurocarers welcomes the adoption of the Directive on Work Life Balance for parents and carers by the European Parliament in plenary. For the first time, the European Union legislation acknowledges the existence of informal carers, and grant them rights.…
Today the international community celebrates the 29th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. States have committed to do everything in their power to protect and promote children’s rights to survive and thrive, to learn and grow,…
