Eurocarers

EU Legislative Interests

EU Pillar of Social Rights European Semester Social OMC EU Care Strategy Mid-Term Review to Work-Life-Balance Directive EU Child Guarantee EU Gender Equality Strategy Anti-Poverty Strategy Intergenerational Fairness Strategy EU Beating Cancer Plan Green paper on Ageing Blueprint "Digital transformation of health and care for the ageing society" SPC report on adequate Long-term Care and follow-up (i.e. work-life balance package, etc.)

Communication Activities

Eurocarers signed a partnership agreement with the EC (DG EMPL) under the ESF+/EaSI programme for the period 2026-2029. Eurocarers' action programme builds on six objectives defined in cooperation with EC services, which are: 1) Providing Evidence-Based Input: Eurocarers aims to offer evidence-based input on the situation and needs of carers (including a focus on young carers) across Europe. This includes efforts to promote sustainable and innovative solutions to address these needs in the context of EU policy dialogues as they concern integrated, people-centred and community-based care, access to employment, education and social inclusion. This will build on the EC work programme, EPSR, Social OMC and European Semester process. 2) Supporting stakeholder involvement in the policy process: Support to our national and regional member organisations – and all other relevant stakeholders - in their involvement in the implementation, at national level, of major political EU driven processes. Increase awareness of the situation and needs of carers, including young carers, as well as of the value of informal care, among policymakers, stakeholders and carers themselves. This entails ally building to support our advocacy efforts, including our annual campaign, and organising in-country policy dialogues linked to the implementation of the EPSR and Care Strategy. 3) Disseminating the EU Care Strategy and Care Deal (as it relates to informal carers) and promoting a holistic approach to care and caring. This approach aims to bridge the gap between existing EU, national and regional policy initiatives across various domains including care, employment, social affairs, education, youth, gender equality and more. We will promote new initiatives that support carers and address their needs, such as the Gender Equality Strategy, Intergenerational Fairness Strategy and Anti-Poverty Strategy. 4) Enhancing Understanding of EU Instruments and use of EU instruments (EPSR, Care Strategy, EU Strategies, etc.) among the 'carers community' to advance our agenda at national and regional levels. This includes gathering input on carers’ contributions to health and social care systems and the economy as a whole, building capacities of our members to engage in national level advocacy, organising capacity-building events, developing policy briefings and PR materials, towards ensuring high satisfaction and learning among our members. 5) Promoting innovative (ICT-based) solutions to empower informal carers, provide them with the information they need, and help them balance work and care responsibilities. This will involve collecting good practices in our online repository. 6) Ensuring the sound and transparent functioning of our network as a federal-type organisation. This includes maintaining a diverse membership base, holding regular meetings of the Eurocarers Board and General Assembly, and strengthening networking among our members.

Interests Represented

Does not represent commercial interests

Member Of

Since 2014, Eurocarers is an associate member of the Social Platform - the platform of European rights and value-based NGOs working in the social sector. We aim to promote social justice, equality and participatory democracy by voicing the concerns of member organisations. - See more at: http://www.socialplatform.org/who-we-are/ We are also a member of the informal Carers Alliance, led by Coface.

Organisation Members

https://eurocarers.org/membership/