Eurocarers
Budget
€671,191
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
5
4.75 FTE
EU Grants
€385,036
Mission & Goals
Eurocarers seeks to advance the recognition of informal care and represent and act on behalf of all carers, former carers (and their organisations), irrespective of their age or the particular health need of the person they are caring for. Among its principal aims are - The exchange, gathering and dissemination of experience, expertise and good practice, as well as innovations; - Contributing to policy development at national as well as European level supported by evidence-based research: - by acting as a voice for carers and advocating on issues relevant to carers, - by transmitting and ‘translating’ relevant EU policy developments to members operating at national and regional level, and vice versa. The Association will also function as a springboard for (cooperation on) specific pan-European projects.
EU Legislative Interests
EU Pillar of Social Rights European Semester Social OMC EU Care Strategy Green paper on Ageing EU Gender Equality Strategy Follow up to Work-Life balance Directive EU Beating Cancer Plan EU Child Guarantee 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 2022-2025. Eurocarers' action programme builds on four overarching objectives defined in cooperation with EC services, which are: 1) Support to the development, implementation and monitoring of the major EU initiatives relevant to the objectives of the EaSI Programme, in particular, the promotion of social inclusion and poverty reduction in the EU. Mainstreaming of different aspects of these matters in EU and national policies. 2) Support 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. 3) Disseminate information and transfer knowledge on EU policies and policies to both specialised and general audiences through a variety of communications means. 4) Providing data and strong evidence base on policy developments and trends, as well as collection of relevant information about citizens' concerns and good practices (using the knowledge bank) in the social policy field in the Member States, so as to contribute to better policy making.
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/
Organisation Members
https://eurocarers.org/membership/
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.